שְׂמֹֽאל — Genesis 24:49 Hebrew Word Study

שְׂמֹֽאל

𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤋

semol

the left

or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as 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; left (hand, side).

H8040

Genesis 24:49 · Word #20

Lexicon `H8040`

Lemma	שְׂמֹאול
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤋
Transliteration	sᵉmôʼwl
Strong's	H8040
In-context	the left

Morphology `HNcmsa` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H8040-11`

left side

Root	שׂמאל (ś-m-ʾ-l)
Core Meanings	left side, north, darkness, enveloped side
Semantic Range	left hand, left side, north (as the left when facing east), the darker quarter of the sky
Conceptual Significance	In biblical orientation, directions are reckoned facing east, making the north the "left side." The term thus encodes Israel’s spatial worldview and can carry symbolic overtones of position, direction, or relative status within covenantal and narrative settings.
Morphological Notes	Masculine singular absolute noun of direction or orientation; functions substantivally to denote the left side or the north depending on context.
Rendering Rationale	The noun is masculine singular absolute (HNcmsa), so it is rendered as a singular concrete noun, "left side." The rendering preserves the spatial sense of the root שׂמאל, which denotes the left in orientation (and by extension the north), possibly linked to the idea of the darker or enveloped side.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שׂמאל (left side, north, darkness, enveloped side)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H8040-01`	bisemolo	with his left-side
`H8040-02`	bisemovlah	in her left-side
`H8042-01`	hasemali	the left-sided man
`H8042-02`	hasemalit	the left-side
`H8040-04`	hasemol	the left side
`H8040-06`	lisemolo	to his left-side
`H8040-07`	mehasemovl	from the left side
`H8040-08`	misemol	from the darkened north
`H8040-09`	misemolo	from his left side
`H8040-10`	misemovl	from the left-side
`H8040-12`	semolah	its left-side
`H8040-16`	semovl	left-side
`H8040-17`	semovlah	her left side
`H8040-18`	semovlekha	your left side
`H8040-19`	semovlekhe	your left side
`H8041-02`	tasemeilu	you (masculine plural) will turn to the left-hand side
`H8041-03`	ulehasemil	and to turn leftward
`H8040-20`	umisemolam	and from their left side
`H8040-21`	umisemolo	and from his left-side
`H8040-22`	usemol	and the left side
`H8040-24`	usemovl	and left side
`H8041-05`	veasemeilah	and let me turn leftward

Word Usage (54 occurrences of H8040)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 13:9	הַ/שְּׂמֹ֣אל	hasemol	the left
Genesis 14:15	מִ/שְּׂמֹ֖אל	misemol	north of
Genesis 24:49	שְׂמֹֽאל	semol	the left
Genesis 48:13	מִ/שְּׂמֹ֣אל	misemol	toward Israel's left
Genesis 48:13	בִ/שְׂמֹאל֖/וֹ	visemolo	in his left hand
Genesis 48:14	שְׂמֹאל֖/וֹ	semolo	his left hand
Exodus 14:22	וּ/מִ/שְּׂמֹאלָֽ/ם	umisemolam	and on their left
Exodus 14:29	וּ/מִ/שְּׂמֹאלָֽ/ם	umisemolam	and on their left
Numbers 20:17	וּ/שְׂמֹ֔אול	usemovl	or left
Numbers 22:26	וּ/שְׂמֹֽאול	usemovl	or to the left
Deuteronomy 2:27	וּ/שְׂמֹֽאול	usemovl	or left
Deuteronomy 5:32	וּ/שְׂמֹֽאל	usemol	or left
Deuteronomy 17:11	וּ/שְׂמֹֽאל	usemol	or left
Deuteronomy 17:20	וּ/שְׂמֹ֑אול	usemovl	or left
Deuteronomy 28:14	וּ/שְׂמֹ֑אול	usemovl	or left
Joshua 1:7	וּ/שְׂמֹ֑אול	usemovl	or left
Joshua 19:27	מִ/שְּׂמֹֽאל	misemol	on the left
Joshua 23:6	וּ/שְׂמֹֽאול	usemovl	or-left
Judges 3:21	שְׂמֹאל֔/וֹ	semolo	his left
Judges 7:20	שְׂמאוֹלָ/ם֙	semolam	their left
Judges 16:29	בִּ/שְׂמֹאלֽ/וֹ	bisemolo	with his left hand
1 Samuel 6:12	וּ/שְׂמֹ֑אול	usemovl	or left
2 Samuel 2:19	הַ/שְּׂמֹ֔אול	hasemovl	the left
2 Samuel 2:21	שְׂמֹאלֶ֔/ךָ	semolekha	your left
2 Samuel 16:6	וּ/מִ/שְּׂמֹאלֽ/וֹ	umisemolo	and-from-his-left
1 Kings 7:39	מִ/שְּׂמֹאל֑/וֹ	misemolo	on its left
1 Kings 7:49	מִ/שְּׂמֹ֛אול	misemovl	on the left
1 Kings 22:19	וּ/מִ/שְּׂמֹאלֽ/וֹ	umisemolo	and on his left
2 Kings 22:2	וּ/שְׂמֹֽאול	usemovl	or to the left
2 Kings 23:8	שְׂמֹ֥אול	semovl	left
Isaiah 9:19	שְׂמֹ֖אול	semovl	the left
Isaiah 54:3	וּ/שְׂמֹ֖אול	usemovl	and left
Ezekiel 1:10	מֵֽ/הַ/שְּׂמֹ֖אול	mehasemovl	from the left
Ezekiel 16:46	שְׂמֹאולֵ֑/ךְ	semovlekhe	your-left
Ezekiel 39:3	שְׂמֹאולֶ֑/ךָ	semovlekha	your left
Jonah 4:11	לִ/שְׂמֹאל֔/וֹ	lisemolo	his-left
Zechariah 4:3	שְׂמֹאלָֽ/הּ	semolah	its left
Zechariah 4:11	שְׂמֹאולָֽ/הּ	semovlah	its left
Zechariah 12:6	שְׂמֹ֛אול	semovl	left
Proverbs 3:16	בִּ֝/שְׂמֹאולָ֗/הּ	bisemovlah	in her left hand
Proverbs 4:27	וּ/שְׂמֹ֑אול	usemovl	nor to the left
Job 23:9	שְׂמֹ֣אול	semovl	on the left hand
Song of Songs 2:6	שְׂמֹאל/וֹ֙	semolo	his left hand
Song of Songs 8:3	שְׂמֹאל/וֹ֙	semolo	his left hand
Ecclesiastes 10:2	לִ/שְׂמֹאלֽ/וֹ	lisemolo	to his left
Daniel 12:7	וּ/שְׂמֹאל/וֹ֙	usemolo	and his left hand
Nehemiah 8:4	וּ/מִ/שְּׂמֹאל֗/וֹ	umisemolo	and on his left hand
1 Chronicles 6:29	הַ/שְּׂמֹ֑אול	hasemovl	the left
2 Chronicles 3:17	הַ/שְּׂמָאלִ֖י	hasemali	of the left
2 Chronicles 4:6	מִ/שְּׂמֹאול֙	misemovl	on the left
2 Chronicles 4:7	מִ/שְּׂמֹֽאול	misemovl	on the left
2 Chronicles 4:8	מִ/שְּׂמֹ֑אול	misemovl	on the left
2 Chronicles 18:18	וּ/שְׂמֹאלֽ/וֹ	usemolo	and his left
2 Chronicles 34:2	וּ/שְׂמֹֽאול	usemovl	or left

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Lexicon H8040

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H8040-11

Words from Root שׂמאל (left side, north, darkness, enveloped side)

Word Usage (54 occurrences of H8040)

Lexicon `H8040`

Morphology `HNcmsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H8040-11`