Semol שְׂמֹאל

Semol (Hebrew שְׂמֹאל, Strong's H8040) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “left”. It occurs 54 times in 53 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H8040G: left

H8040H: left: north

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Semol, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 13:9
  Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
• Genesis 14:15
  And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
• Genesis 24:49
  And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”
• Genesis 48:13
  And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.
• Genesis 48:14
  And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

Exodus

• Exodus 14:22
  And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
• Exodus 14:29
  But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

Numbers

• Numbers 20:17
  Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”
• Numbers 22:26
  And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.And the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or left.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 2:27
  Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.“Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left.
• Deuteronomy 5:32
  Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
• Deuteronomy 17:11
  According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.
• Deuteronomy 17:20
  That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.
• Deuteronomy 28:14
  And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.

Joshua

• Joshua 1:7
  Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
• Joshua 19:27
  And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth–dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah–el toward the north side of Beth–emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
• Joshua 23:6
  Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.

Judges

• Judges 3:21
  And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
• Judges 7:20
  And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.The three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”
• Judges 16:29
  And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 6:12
  And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth–shemesh.And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 2:19
  And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
• 2 Samuel 2:21
  And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
• 2 Samuel 16:6
  And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 7:39
  And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
• 1 Kings 7:49
  And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
• 1 Kings 22:19
  And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 22:2
  And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• 2 Kings 23:8
  And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer–sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 6:44
  And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari:

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 3:17
  And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.
• 2 Chronicles 4:6
  He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.
• 2 Chronicles 4:7
  And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
• 2 Chronicles 4:8
  He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.
• 2 Chronicles 18:18
  Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
• 2 Chronicles 34:2
  And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 8:4
  And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

Job

• Job 23:9
  On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 3:16
  Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
• Proverbs 4:27
  Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 10:2
  A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 2:6
  His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
• Song of Solomon 8:3
  His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 9:20
  And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
• Isaiah 54:3
  For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 1:10
  As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.
• Ezekiel 16:46
  And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.
• Ezekiel 39:3
  And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.

Daniel

• Daniel 12:7
  And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”

Jonah

• Jonah 4:11
  And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?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

• Zechariah 4:3
  And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
• Zechariah 4:11
  Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
• Zechariah 12:6
  In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.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.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).