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Lexicon :: Strong's H8041 - śam'al

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שַׂמְאַל
Transliteration
śam'al
Pronunciation
saw-mal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [denom from שְׂמֹאל (H8040)]
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TWOT Reference: 2267

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂמַאל sâmaʼl, saw-mal'; a primitive root (denominative from H8040); to use the left hand or pass in that direction:—(go, turn) (on the, to the) left.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H8041 in the following manner: left (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H8041 in the following manner: left (5x).

  1. to take the left, go to the left

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to go to the left

      2. to turn (aside) to the left (fig)

      3. to use the left hand

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂמַאל sâmaʼl, saw-mal'; a primitive root (denominative from H8040); to use the left hand or pass in that direction:—(go, turn) (on the, to the) left.
STRONGS H8041: Abbreviations
† [שִׂמְאֵל] verb denominative
Hiph. take the left (always opposed to הֵמִין): — Imperfect cohortative אַשְׂמְאִ֫ילָה Genesis 13:9; 2nd person masculine plural, תַּשְׂמְאִ֫ילוּ Isaiah 30:21; Imperative feminine singular הַשְׂמִילִי (Ges§ 23 f Kö1. 276) Ezekiel 21:21, compare Infinitive construct הַשְׂמִיל 2 Samuel 14:19; Participle מַשְׂמִאלִים 1 Chronicles 12:2; —
1. = go to the left Genesis 13:9 (J), Ezekiel 21:21.
2. figurative turn (aside) to the left (from true way) 2 Samuel 14:19; Isaiah 30:21.
3. use the left hand 1 Chronicles 12:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:9; 13:9

2 Samuel

14:19; 14:19

1 Chronicles

12:2; 12:2

Isaiah

30:21; 30:21

Ezekiel

21:21; 21:21

H8041

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8041 matches the Hebrew שַׂמְאַל (śam'al),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:9 - Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:19 - The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered and said, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. It was your servant Joab who commanded me; it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:2 - They were bowmen and could shoot arrows and sling stones with either the right or the left hand; they were Benjaminites, Saul’s kinsmen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:21 - And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:16 - Cut sharply to the right; set yourself to the left, wherever your face is directed.
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