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Lexicon :: Strong's H8040 - śᵊmō'l

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שְׂמֹאל
Transliteration
śᵊmō'l
Pronunciation
sem-ole'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive word [rather perhaps from the same as שִׂמְלָה (H8071) (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up]
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TWOT Reference: 2267a

Strong’s Definitions

שְׂמֹאול sᵉmôʼwl, sem-ole'; or שְׂמֹאל sᵉmôʼl; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up); properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand:—left (hand, side).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x

The KJV translates Strong's H8040 in the following manner: left (36x), left hand (17x), left side (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x
The KJV translates Strong's H8040 in the following manner: left (36x), left hand (17x), left side (1x).

  1. the left, the left hand, the left side

    1. left

    2. left hand

    3. north (as one faces east)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׂמֹאול sᵉmôʼwl, sem-ole'; or שְׂמֹאל sᵉmôʼl; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up); properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand:—left (hand, side).
STRONGS H8040: Abbreviations
שְׂמאֹל, שְׂמאֹול (BaerJoshua 1:7)54 noun [masculine] the left (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian šumêlu; Arabic bdb096905(also bdb096906and bdb096907, bdb096908, north wind); Old Aramaic שמאל, Palmyrene (suffix) סמלך; Syriac bdb096909; √ dubious, שאם + ל NöM 128 HomA. u. A. i. (1892), 21 Köii. 1. 148, 405; (see also Thes DietrWortforschung 234), compare Arabic bdb096910be unlucky, bdb096911left, bdb096912, bdb096913north; Sabean שאם north, unlucky DHMEpigr. Denkm. 29; Epigr. Denkm. Arabic Nos. 6. 7; other views in Sta§ 299 LagBN 116); — שְׂמאֹל abs, Genesis 13:9 +, construct Genesis 48:13; 2 Kings 23:8; שְׂמאֹול absolute Numbers 20:17 +; suffix שְׂמאֹלֶ֑ךָ 2 Samuel 2:21, שְׂמאֹלוֺ Genesis 48:13 +, etc.; — opposed to יָמִין except Genesis 14:15; Judges 19:27; 2 Kings 23:8; —
1. left, region on the left, Genesis 13:9 (J); on the left is עַלשּֿׂ׳ 2 Kings 23:8; Ezekiel 16:46; Zechariah 4:3, 11, עַלהַֿשּׂ׳ 1 Chronicles 6:29 compare 2 Chronicles 18:18, also מִשּׂ׳ (a sinistra) Exodus 14:22, 29 (P), 2 Samuel 16:6 + 7 times + מִהַשּׂ׳ 2 Chronicles 3:17; Ezekiel 1:10, לִשׂ׳ Ecclesiastes 10:2, שׂ׳ alone Job 23:9; toward the left is עַלשֿׂ׳ Genesis 24:49 (J), 2 Samuel 2:21; Zechariah 12:6, עַלהַֿשּׂ׳ 2 Samuel 2:19, שׂ׳ alone 1 Samuel 6:12; Isaiah 9:20 + 13 times
†2. יַדשֿׂ׳ left hand, Judges 3:21; Judges 7:20, so שׂ׳ alone Genesis 48:18, 13, 14 (E), Judges 16:29; Ezekiel 39:8; Jonah 4:11; Proverbs 3:16; Daniel 12:7; Songs 2:6; Songs 8:3.
†3. = north (on left of one facing east, compare אָחוֺר d, יָמִין 4, קֶדֶם 1 b) Genesis 14:15; Joshua 19:27(P); of. Ezekiel 16:46.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:9; 13:9; 14:15; 14:15; 24:49; 48:13; 48:13; 48:13; 48:14; 48:18

Exodus

14:22; 14:29

Numbers

20:17

Joshua

1:7; 19:27

Judges

3:21; 7:20; 16:29; 19:27

1 Samuel

6:12

2 Samuel

2:19; 2:21; 2:21; 16:6

2 Kings

23:8; 23:8; 23:8

1 Chronicles

6:29

2 Chronicles

3:17; 18:18

Job

23:9

Proverbs

3:16

Ecclesiastes

10:2

Song of Songs

2:6; 8:3

Isaiah

9:20

Ezekiel

1:10; 16:46; 16:46; 39:8

Daniel

12:7

Jonah

4:11

Zechariah

4:3; 4:11; 12:6

H8040

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Strong's Number H8040 matches the Hebrew שְׂמֹאל (śᵊmō'l),
which occurs 54 times in 53 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 13:9–Jon 4:11)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:9 - The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:15 - There he divided his men and attacked during the night. Kedorlaomer’s army fled, but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:49

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:49 - So tell me—will you or won’t you show unfailing love and faithfulness to my master? Please tell me yes or no, and then I’ll know what to do next.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:13 - Then he positioned the boys in front of Jacob. With his right hand he directed Ephraim toward Jacob’s left hand, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Jacob’s right hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:14 - But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys’ heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:22 - So the people of Israel walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on each side!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:29 - But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, as the water stood up like a wall on both sides.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:17 - Please let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won’t even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king’s road and never leave it until we have passed through your territory.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:26 - Then the angel of the LORD moved farther down the road and stood in a place too narrow for the donkey to get by at all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:27 - ‘Let us travel through your land. We will stay on the main road and won’t turn off into the fields on either side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:32 - So Moses told the people, “You must be careful to obey all the commands of the LORD your God, following his instructions in every detail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:11 - After they have interpreted the law and declared their verdict, the sentence they impose must be fully executed; do not modify it in any way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:20 - This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:14 - You must not turn away from any of the commands I am giving you today, nor follow after other gods and worship them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:7 - Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:27 - then it turned east toward Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued north to Cabul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:6 - “So be very careful to follow everything Moses wrote in the Book of Instruction. Do not deviate from it, turning either to the right or to the left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:21 - Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled out the dagger strapped to his right thigh, and plunged it into the king’s belly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:20 - Then all three groups blew their horns and broke their jars. They held the blazing torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, and they all shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29 - Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them with both hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:12 - And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road toward Beth-shemesh, lowing as they went. The Philistine rulers followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:19 - and he began chasing Abner. He pursued him relentlessly, not stopping for anything.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21 - “Go fight someone else!” Abner warned. “Take on one of the younger men, and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel kept right on chasing Abner.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:6 - He threw stones at the king and the king’s officers and all the mighty warriors who surrounded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:39 - He set five water carts on the south side of the Temple and five on the north side. The great bronze basin called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49 - the lampstands of solid gold, five on the south and five on the north, in front of the Most Holy Place;
the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of gold;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:19 - Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:2 - He did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:8 - Josiah brought to Jerusalem all the priests who were living in other towns of Judah. He also defiled the pagan shrines, where they had offered sacrifices—all the way from Geba to Beersheba. He destroyed the shrines at the entrance to the gate of Joshua, the governor of Jerusalem. This gate was located to the left of the city gate as one enters the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:44 - Heman’s second assistant was Ethan from the clan of Merari. Ethan’s genealogy was traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:17 - Then he set up the two pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one to the south of the entrance and the other to the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:6 - He also made ten smaller basins for washing the utensils for the burnt offerings. He set five on the south side and five on the north. But the priests washed themselves in the Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:7 - He then cast ten gold lampstands according to the specifications that had been given, and he put them in the Temple. Five were placed against the south wall, and five were placed against the north wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:8 - He also built ten tables and placed them in the Temple, five along the south wall and five along the north wall. Then he molded 100 gold basins.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:18 - Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:2 - He did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:4 - Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform that had been made for the occasion. To his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah. To his left stood Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:9 - I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden.
I look to the south, but he is concealed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:16 - She offers you long life in her right hand,
and riches and honor in her left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:27 - Don’t get sidetracked;
keep your feet from following evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:2 - A wise person chooses the right road;
a fool takes the wrong one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:6 - His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:3 - Your left arm would be under my head,
and your right arm would embrace me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:20 - They will attack their neighbor on the right
but will still be hungry.
They will devour their neighbor on the left
but will not be satisfied.
In the end they will even eat their own children.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:3 - For you will soon be bursting at the seams.
Your descendants will occupy other nations
and resettle the ruined cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:10 - Each had a human face in the front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle at the back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:46

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:46 - “Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters in the north. Your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters in the south.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:3 - I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:7 - The man dressed in linen, who was standing above the river, raised both his hands toward heaven and took a solemn oath by the One who lives forever, saying, “It will go on for a time, times, and half a time. When the shattering of the holy people has finally come to an end, all these things will have happened.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:11 - But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness,[fn] not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”

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