1) the left, the left hand, the left side 1a) left 1b) left hand 1c) north (as one faces east)
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H8040 — שְׂמֹאל
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Genesis 13:9 · הַשְּׂמֹ֣אלIs 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 · מִשְּׂמֹ֖אלDuring the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.Genesis 24:49 · שְׂמֹֽאל׃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 · מִשְּׂמֹ֣אל · בִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹAnd 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 · שְׂמֹאל֖וֹBut 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 14:22 · וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.Exodus 14:29 · וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽםBut the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.Numbers 20:17 · וּשְׂמֹ֔אולPlease let us pass through your land. We will not go 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 · וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃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 2:27 · וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃“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 · וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃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 · וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃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 · וּשְׂמֹ֑אולThen 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 · וּשְׂמֹ֑אולDo 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 1:7 · וּשְׂמֹ֑אולAbove 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 · מִשְּׂמֹֽאל׃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 · וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃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 3:21 · שְׂמֹאל֔וֹAnd Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.Judges 7:20 · שְׂמאוֹלָם֙The 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 · בִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃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 6:12 · וּשְׂמֹ֑אולAnd 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 2:19 · הַשְּׂמֹ֔אולand he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.2 Samuel 2:21 · שְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָSo 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 · וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃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 7:39 · מִשְּׂמֹאל֑וֹHe 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 · מִשְּׂמֹ֛אולthe 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 · וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃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 22:2 · וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ פAnd 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 · שְׂמֹ֥אולThen 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 6:44 · הַשְּׂמֹ֑אולOn the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,2 Chronicles 3:17 · מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אולThen 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 · מִשְּׂמֹאול֙He 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 · מִשְּׂמֹֽאול׃ סHe 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 · מִשְּׂמֹ֑אולAdditionally, 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 · וּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃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 · וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃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 8:4 · וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹEzra 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 23:9 · שְׂמֹ֣אולWhen He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.Proverbs 3:16 · בִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּLong life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.Proverbs 4:27 · וּשְׂמֹ֑אולDo not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.Ecclesiastes 10:2 · לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.Song of Solomon 2:6 · שְׂמֹאלוֹ֙His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.Song of Solomon 8:3 · שְׂמֹאלוֹ֙His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.Isaiah 9:20 · שְׂמֹ֖אולThey 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 · וּשְׂמֹ֖אולFor you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.Daniel 12:7 · וּשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙And 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 4:11 · לִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹSo 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 4:3 · שְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃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 · שְׂמֹאולָֽהּ׃Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”Zechariah 12:6 · שְׂמֹ֛אולOn 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.