Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H8040

Strong's H8040 · Hebrew

שְׂמֹאול

sᵉmôʼwl · /sem-ole'/

Number
H8040
Language
Hebrew
Original word
שְׂמֹאול
Transliteration
sᵉmôʼwl
Pronunciation
sem-ole'
KJV occurrences
53 verses

Definition

properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand

KJV: left (hand, side).

Root / derivation: or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שְׂמֹאול across 53 verses.

left36×
hand17×
side1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

53 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis5 verses
Genesis 13:9

Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

Genesis 14:15

And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

Genesis 24:49

And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

Genesis 48:13

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.

Genesis 48:14

And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Exodus2 verses
Numbers2 verses
Deuteronomy5 verses
Deuteronomy 2:27

Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

Deuteronomy 5:32

Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Deuteronomy 17:11

According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.

Deuteronomy 17:20

That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

Deuteronomy 28:14

And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

Joshua3 verses
Judges3 verses
1 Samuel1 verse
2 Samuel3 verses
1 Kings3 verses
2 Kings2 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
2 Chronicles6 verses
2 Chronicles 3:17

And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz. Jachin: that is, He shall establish Boaz: that is, In it is strength

2 Chronicles 4:6

He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. such: Heb. the work of burnt offering

2 Chronicles 4:7

And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.

2 Chronicles 4:8

He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold. basons: or, bowls

2 Chronicles 18:18

Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

2 Chronicles 34:2

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

Nehemiah1 verse
Job1 verse
Proverbs2 verses
Ecclesiastes1 verse
Song of Solomon2 verses
Isaiah2 verses
Ezekiel3 verses
Daniel1 verse
Jonah1 verse
Zechariah3 verses

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H8040 (sᵉmôʼwl) mean?

properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand

How many times does H8040 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H8040 (שְׂמֹאול) appears in 53 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “left.”

How is sᵉmôʼwl translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H8040 is rendered as “left” (36×), “hand” (17×), “side” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word שְׂמֹאול come from?

or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up);