Lexical Definition

‎שָׂמַאל‎ sâmaʼl (saw-mal') to go left ^H:V
a primitive root (denominative from ‎שְׂמֹאול‎)

(go, turn) (on the, to the) left.

• to use the left hand or pass in that direction)

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

[‎שִׂמְאֵל‎] verb denominative Hiph`il take the left (always opposed to ‎הֵמִין‎): — Imperfect cohortative ‎אַשְׂמְאִ֫ילָה‎ Gen 13:9 2 masculine plural, ‎תַּשְׂמְאִ֫ילוּ‎ Isa 30:21 Imperative feminine singular ‎הַשְׂמִילִי‎ (Ges^{«GKC:23f»§ 23f} Kö^{1. 276}) Ezek 21:21*, compare Infinitive construct ‎הַשְׂמִיל‎ 2Sam 14:19 Participle ‎מַשְׂמִאלִים‎ 1Chr 12:2 —

1. = go to the left Gen 13:9 (J), Ezek 21:21*.

2. figurative turn (aside) to the left (from true way) 2Sam 14:19; Isa 30:21.

3. use the left hand 1Chr 12:2.

[‎שָׂמַל‎] Hiph`il see [‎שַׂמְאַל‎]

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