- Original: שׂמאל
- Transliteration: Sama'l
- Phonetic: saw-mal'
- Definition:
1. to take the left, go to the left
a. (Hiphil)
1. to go to the left
2. to turn (aside) to the left (fig)
3. to use the left hand
- Origin: a primitive root [denom from
H8040 ]
- TWOT entry: 2267
- Part(s) of speech: Verb
- Strong's: A primitive root (rather denominative from
H8040 ); to use the left hand or pass in that direction: - (go turn) (on the to the) left.
Total KJV Occurrences: 5
• left, 5
Genesis 13:9;
2 Samuel 14:19;
1 Chronicles 12:2;
Isaiah 30:21;
Ezekiel 21:16