Strong's H8040 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שְׂמֹאול (sᵉmôʼwl)

Pronunciation: sem-ole'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: or שְׂמֹאל (sᵉmôʼl); a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as שִׂמְלָה (simlâh) [H8071] (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up);

Definition: properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand

KJV Renderings: left (hand, side).

Senses

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

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.