שְׂמֹאל
śĕmōʾl
the left
Strong's H8040NounHebrewTWOT 2267a

שְׂמֹאל (śĕmōʾl) is a Hebrew noun meaning the left. It appears 54 times in 22 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8040).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2267a)

Root family 2267: שִׂמְאֵל śimʾēl — take the left. This denominative verb occurs only in the Hiphil, always signifying movement to the left

See it in Scripture

Genesis 13:9Numbers 20:17Deuteronomy 2:27

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