Samal שִׂמְאֵל
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| שִׂמְאֵל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | samal |
| Strong's number | H8041 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to go left |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Samal (Hebrew שִׂמְאֵל, Strong's H8041) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to go left”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to take the left, go to the left
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to go to the left
1a2) to turn (aside) to the left (fig)
1a3) to use the left hand
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to go to the left
1a2) to turn (aside) to the left (fig)
1a3) to use the left hand
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | left (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | left (4), i will go to the left (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Samal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 13:9Is 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.”
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 14:19And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 12:2They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
Isaiah
- Isaiah 30:21And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 21:16Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.Slash to the right; set your blade to the left— wherever your blade is directed.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).