samal (H8041) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H8041

שָׂמַאל

samalsaw-mal'

to use the left hand or pass in that direction)

1890 spelling: sâmaʼl

Gematria 371

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to use the left hand or pass in that direction)

Rendered in the KJV as

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

5
occurrencesin the Old Testament
5 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

הַשְׂמִ֑ילִי1
וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃1
וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל1
וּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙1
תַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃1

How it is rendered · 5

and I will go left1
and to go to [the] left1
and using left [hand]1
go to [the] left1
you will go to [the] left1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 5

conjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)1
conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singular1
conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1
verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine plural1
verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/R/Vhcc · 1
HC/Vhc1cs · 1
HC/Vhrmpa · 1
HVhi2mp · 1
HVhv2fs · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis1 of 5 · 20%
2 Samuel1 of 5 · 20%
1 Chronicles1 of 5 · 20%
Isaiah1 of 5 · 20%
Ezekiel1 of 5 · 20%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 13:9וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃veasmeilahconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singularIs not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”here: and I will go left

2 Samuel1 occurrence

2 Samuel 14:19וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗ילulehasmilconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.here: and to go to [the] left

1 Chronicles1 occurrence

1 Chronicles 12:2וּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙umasmilimconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralthey were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):here: and using left [hand]

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 30:21תַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃tasmeiluverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine pluralAnd whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”here: you will go to [the] left

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 21:16הַשְׂמִ֑ילִיhasmiliverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person feminine singularSlash to the right; set your blade to the left— wherever your blade is directed.here: go to [the] left

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