שְׂמֹאול (sᵉmôʼwl) — Left
Hebrew word study: שְׂמֹאול (sᵉmôʼwl), Strong's H8040. properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
KJV translation words: left (hand, side).
Strong's H8040 is tagged on 54 words in 53 verses across 22 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 13:9 and last appears in Zechariah 12:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 53)
- Genesis 13:9 — הַשְּׂמֹאל — the left
- Genesis 14:15 — מִשְּׂמֹאל — is from the north
- Genesis 24:49 — שְׂמֹאל — left
- Genesis 48:13 — מִשְּׂמֹאל — from the left of
- Genesis 48:14 — שְׂמֹאלוֹ — left hand his
- Exodus 14:22 — וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָם — and from left their
- Exodus 14:29 — וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָם — and from left their
- Numbers 20:17 — וּשְׂמֹאול — and left
- Numbers 22:26 — וּשְׂמֹאול — and left hand
- Deuteronomy 2:27 — וּשְׂמֹאול — and left hand
- Deuteronomy 5:32 — וּשְׂמֹאל — and left hand
- Deuteronomy 17:11 — וּשְׂמֹאל — and left hand
- Deuteronomy 17:20 — וּשְׂמֹאול — and left hand
- Deuteronomy 28:14 — וּשְׂמֹאול — and left hand
- Joshua 1:7 — וּשְׂמֹאול — and left
- Joshua 19:27 — מִשְּׂמֹאל — from the left
- Joshua 23:6 — וּשְׂמֹאול — and left hand
- Judges 3:21 — שְׂמֹאלוֹ — left his
- Judges 7:20 — שְׂמאוֹלָם — left their
- Judges 16:29 — בִּשְׂמֹאלוֹ — in left hand his
- 1 Samuel 6:12 — וּשְׂמֹאול — and left hand
- 2 Samuel 2:19 — הַשְּׂמֹאול — the left
- 2 Samuel 2:21 — שְׂמֹאלֶךָ — left your
- 2 Samuel 16:6 — וּמִשְּׂמֹאלוֹ — and from left his
- 1 Kings 7:39 — מִשְּׂמֹאלוֹ — from left its
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H8071 שִׂמְלָה (simlâh).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H8041 שָׂמַאל (sâmaʼl), H8042 שְׂמָאלִי (sᵉmâʼlîy).
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What does sᵉmôʼwl (H8040) mean?
Properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand.
How is H8040 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H8040 as: left (hand, side)..
How often does שְׂמֹאול (sᵉmôʼwl) appear?
Strong's H8040 is tagged on 54 words in 53 verses across 22 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 13:9 and last appears in Zechariah 12:6.
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