שְׂמֹאל

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine54 occurrences22 books53 verses

Definition

or שְׂמֹאל; 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
Traditional renderings: left (hand, side).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שְׂמֹאל:

ἀριστερόςaristeros“left”70%
εὐώνυμοςeuōnumos“left/south”30%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

54 total

Jonah 4:11לִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹ · from their left
So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”
Zechariah 4:3שְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃ · its left
There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
Zechariah 4:11שְׂמֹאולָֽהּ׃ · and left
Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
Zechariah 12:6שְׂמֹ֛אול · the left
On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.