שְׂמֹאל֖/וֹ
𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤋/𐤅
semolo
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).
Genesis 48:14 · Word #12
Lexicon H8040
| Lemma | שְׂמֹאול |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤋 |
| Transliteration | sᵉmôʼwl |
| Strong's | H8040 |
| In-context | his left hand |
Morphology HNcmsc/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 H8040-15
his left side
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in construct form (HNcmsc) with 3ms pronominal suffix (Sp3ms), yielding "his left (side/hand)." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is masculine singular in construct with a 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix ("his"). "Left side" preserves the concrete spatial sense of שְׂמֹאל, which can denote the left hand or side, reflecting the root’s association with the darker or northward direction when facing east. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שמאל (left side, north, darkened direction, enveloped side)
| 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 |
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 |