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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - שָׂמַאל

שָׂמַאל

H8041

Transliteration: sâmaʼl

Pronunciation: saw-mal'

Definition: left


Original: שׂמאל

Transliteration: śâma'l

Phonetic: saw-mal'

BDB Definition:

  1. to take the left, go to the left
    1. (Hiphil)
      1. to go to the left
      2. to turn (aside) to the left (figuratively)
      3. to use the left hand

Origin: a primitive root [denom from H8040" class="dictionary-topic-link">H8040]

TWOT entry: 2267

Part(s) of speech: Verb


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