Quick Definition
to go left
Strong's Definition
to use the left hand or pass in that direction)
Derivation: a primitive root (denominative from H8040 (שְׂמֹאול));
KJV Usage: (go, turn) (on the, to the) left.
TWOT Reference: 2267
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to take the left, go to the left
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to go to the left
1a2) to turn (aside) to the left (fig)
1a3) to use the left hand
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to take the left, go to the left
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to go to the left
1a2) to turn (aside) to the left (fig)
1a3) to use the left hand
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׂמַאל
śâmal
BDB Definition:
1) to take the left, go to the left
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to go to the left
1a2) to turn (aside) to the left (figuratively)
1a3) to use the left hand
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root [denominative from H8040]
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2267
Total KJV Occurrences: 6