8042. semali

Lexicon

semali: Left, left-hand

Original Word: שְׂמָאִלי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: sma'liy
Pronunciation: seh-mah-LEE
Phonetic Spelling: (sem-aw-lee')
Definition: Left, left-hand
Meaning: situated on the left side

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

left

From smo'wl; situated on the left side -- left.

see HEBREW smo'wl

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as semovl
Definition
left, on the left
NASB Translation
left (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שְׂמָאלִי adjective left, on the left; — ׳שׂ 1 Kings 7:21 +; feminine שְׂמָאלִית Leviticus 14:15 +; — left (usually opposed to יְמָנִי), pillar 1 Kings 7:21 2Chronicles 3:17, side of temple 2 Kings 11:11 2Chronicles 23:10, side of body Ezekiel 4:4, palm Leviticus 14:15,16,26,17 (P).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root שְׂמֹאל (sĕmo'l), meaning "left" or "left side."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 710: ἀριστερός (aristeros) • meaning "left" or "on the left hand."
• Strong's Greek Number 2176: εὐώνυμος (euōnymos) • meaning "of good name" or "left," often used euphemistically for the left side.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the concept of left and right is often used to describe physical locations or directions, as well as metaphorical positions of favor or disfavor. The term שְׂמָאִלי, while not frequently appearing in English translations, underlies the Hebrew text's descriptions of spatial orientation.

Usage: The term שְׂמָאִלי is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe something that is located on or pertains to the left side. It is often used in a literal sense to denote physical orientation or direction.

Context: The Hebrew term שְׂמָאִלי (semali) is an adjective that describes something as being on the left side. In the cultural and symbolic context of the Bible, the left side often held different connotations compared to the right side, which was typically associated with strength and favor. The left side, while not inherently negative, could symbolize a position of lesser prominence or favor. This term is used in various passages to describe physical orientation, such as the placement of objects or directions given in narratives. The use of שְׂמָאִלי in the Hebrew Bible reflects the practical need for spatial orientation in descriptions and instructions.

Forms and Transliterations

הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔ית הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃ השמאלי השמאלית השמאלית׃ מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול מהשמאול haś·śə·mā·lî haś·śə·mā·lîṯ hassemaLi haśśəmālî hassemaLit haśśəmālîṯ mê·haś·śə·mō·wl mehasseMol mêhaśśəmōwl

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 14:15
HEB: כַּ֥ף הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃
NAS: and pour [it] into his left palm;
KJV: of his own left hand:
INT: palm the priest his left

Leviticus 14:16
HEB: עַל־ כַּפּ֖וֹ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית וְהִזָּ֨ה מִן־
NAS: into the oil that is in his left palm,
KJV: in the oil that [is] in his left hand,
INT: and palm his left sprinkle some

Leviticus 14:26
HEB: כַּ֥ף הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃
NAS: some of the oil into his left palm;
KJV: into the palm of his own left hand:
INT: palm the priest his left

Leviticus 14:27
HEB: עַל־ כַּפּ֖וֹ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִ֖ים
NAS: of the oil that is in his left palm
KJV: [some] of the oil that [is] in his left hand
INT: and palm his left seven times

1 Kings 7:21
HEB: אֶת־ הָעַמּ֣וּד הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־
NAS: and he set up the left pillar
KJV: and he set up the left pillar,
INT: set pillar the left and called the name

2 Kings 11:11
HEB: כֶּ֤תֶף הַבַּ֙יִת֙ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔ית לַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וְלַבָּ֑יִת
NAS: of the house to the left side
KJV: of the temple to the left corner
INT: side of the house to the left the altar the house

2 Chronicles 3:17
HEB: מִיָּמִ֖ין וְאֶחָ֣ד מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול וַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם־
NAS: Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.
KJV: and the name of that on the left Boaz.
INT: the right and the other the left and called the name

2 Chronicles 23:10
HEB: כֶּ֤תֶף הַבַּ֙יִת֙ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔ית לַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וְלַבָּ֑יִת
NAS: of the house to the left side
KJV: of the temple to the left side
INT: side of the house to the left the altar the house

Ezekiel 4:4
HEB: עַל־ צִדְּךָ֣ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ אֶת־
NAS: down on your left side
KJV: Lie thou also upon thy left side,
INT: and side your left and lay the iniquity

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8042
9 Occurrences

haś·śə·mā·lî — 2 Occ.
haś·śə·mā·lîṯ — 6 Occ.
mê·haś·śə·mō·wl — 1 Occ.