בִ/שְׂמֹאל֖/וֹ — Genesis 48:13 Hebrew Word Study

בִ/שְׂמֹאל֖/וֹ

𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤋/𐤅

visemolo

in his left hand

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 48:13 · Word #12

Lexicon `H8040`

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

Morphology `HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms` 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	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 `H8040-25`

in his left-side

Root	שמאל (ś-m-ʾ-l)
Core Meanings	left side, north, darkness (as enveloped), that which is on the left
Semantic Range	left hand, left side, the north (direction), symbolically the less dominant or secondary side
Conceptual Significance	In biblical orientation, the left side corresponds to the north when facing east. The "left" can denote direction, spatial orientation, or metaphorical contrast with the right (often associated with strength or favor), contributing to symbolic and theological contrasts in Scripture.
Morphological Notes	Preposition ב + masculine singular noun in construct (שְׂמֹאל) + 3ms pronominal suffix וֹ; literally "in the left of him."
Rendering Rationale	The noun שְׂמֹאל means "left" or "left side," derived from a root associated with darkness or the north. The form is masculine singular construct with a 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix, preceded by the preposition ב ("in"), thus "in his left-side," preserving both the singular form and the masculine "his."

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

Words from Root שמאל (left side, north, darkness (as enveloped), that which is on the left)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H8040-03`	hasemali	the left-side one
`H8041-01`	hasemili	You (fem.) turn leftward!
`H8040-05`	hasemovl	the dark-left
`H8042-03`	mehasemovl	from the left side
`H8040-13`	semolam	their left-side
`H8040-14`	semolekha	your left side
`H8040-15`	semolo	his left side
`H8041-04`	umasemilim	and those turning leftward
`H8040-23`	usemolo	and his left-side

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 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H8040-25

Words from Root שמאל (left side, north, darkness (as enveloped), that which is on the left)

Word Usage (54 occurrences of H8040)

Lexicon `H8040`

Morphology `HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H8040-25`