Original: שְׂמֹאול

Transliteration: sᵉmôʼwl

Phonetic: sem-ole'

Short Definition: Left

Original: שׂמאל שׂמאול

Transliteration: śemô'l śem'ôl

Phonetic: sem-ole'

BDB Definition:

1. the left, the left hand, the left side
   1. left
   2. left hand
   3. north (as one faces east)

Origin: a primitive word [rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up]

TWOT entry: 2267a

Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

Cognate: H8041, H8042