שִׂמְאֵל (śimʾēl) is a Hebrew verb meaning take the left. It appears 5 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8041).

Also rendered

• to go left

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2267)

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

• שְׂמֹאל śĕmōʾl — the left
• שְׂמָאלִי śĕmāʾlî — left

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