TBESH · H8040G
שְׂמֹאל · se.mo.l · left
1) the left, the left hand, the left side 1a) left 1b) left hand 1c) north (as one faces east)
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se.mo.l H8040
שְׂמֹאל (se.mo.l) means “left” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
שְׂמֹאל Hebrew · H8040 54 tagged occurrences in 53 verses
Pronunciation guide: sem-ole' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
TBESH · H8040H
שְׂמֹאל · se.mo.l · left: north
1) the left, the left hand, the left side 1a) left 1b) left hand 1c) north (as one faces east)
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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up); properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
KJV glosses: left (hand, side).
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How translators render H8040
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| or to the left | 13 |
| on the north | 4 |
| the left | 4 |
| and left | 3 |
| and his left hand | 2 |
| and on his left | 2 |
| and on their left | 2 |
| his left hand | 2 |
| on the left | 2 |
| and at his left | 1 |
| from their left | 1 |
| from your left | 1 |
| he put his left | 1 |
| in her left hand | 1 |
| in his left hand | 1 |
| in the north | 1 |
| in their left | 1 |
| its left | 1 |
| left hand | 1 |
| north | 1 |
| on the left side | 1 |
| or left | 1 |
| the north | 1 |
| to the left | 1 |
| with his left | 1 |
| you go to the left | 1 |
| your left | 1 |
| your north | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| on the left | 6 |
| the left | 6 |
| nor to the left | 5 |
| on the left hand | 5 |
| or to the left | 3 |
| and his left hand | 2 |
| and on his left | 2 |
| and on the left | 2 |
| and on their left | 2 |
| his left | 2 |
| his left hand | 2 |
| left hand | 2 |
| and on his left hand | 1 |
| and their left hand | 1 |
| and upon the left | 1 |
| at his left | 1 |
| at thy left hand | 1 |
| in her left hand | 1 |
| in his left hand | 1 |
| in their left | 1 |
| on the left side | 1 |
| or to thy left | 1 |
| out of thy left | 1 |
| the left hand | 1 |
| to the left | 1 |
| upon the left | 1 |
| with his left | 1 |
Verses containing H8040
Page 1 of 2. 53 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 13:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
Read word by word - Genesis 14:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
Read word by word - Genesis 24:49
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
Read word by word - Genesis 48:13
· BSB · 2 occurrences
And 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.
Read word by word - Genesis 48:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But 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.
Read word by word - Exodus 14:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
Read word by word - Exodus 14:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
Read word by word - Numbers 20:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Please 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.”
Read word by word - Numbers 22:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 2:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 5:32
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 17:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 17:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then 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.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 28:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Do 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.
Read word by word - Joshua 1:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Above 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.
Read word by word - Joshua 19:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Joshua 23:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Judges 3:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
Read word by word - Judges 7:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The 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!”
Read word by word - Judges 16:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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,
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 6:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And 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.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 2:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 2:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So 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.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 16:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 7:39
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He 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.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 7:49
· BSB · 1 occurrence
the 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;
Read word by word - 1 Kings 22:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 22:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And 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.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 23:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then 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.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 6:44
· BSB · 1 occurrence
On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.29
- 2 Chronicles 3:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then 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.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 4:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He 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.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 4:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 4:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Additionally, 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.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 18:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 34:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 8:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Ezra 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.
Read word by word - Job 23:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
Read word by word - Proverbs 3:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
Read word by word - Proverbs 4:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 10:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
Read word by word - Song of Solomon 2:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
Read word by word - Song of Solomon 8:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
Read word by word - Isaiah 9:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.19
- Isaiah 54:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 1:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 16:46
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 39:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.
Read word by word - Daniel 12:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And 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.”
Read word by word - Jonah 4:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So 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?”
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