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Job 23:9

“On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שְׂמֹאולsᵉmôʼwl · sem-ole'
H8040 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
Derivation: or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up);
KJV renderings: left (hand, side).
Grammar: שְׂמֹ֣אול — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HNcmsa
Usage: Occurs 54 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 13:9 Genesis 14:15 Genesis 24:49 Genesis 48:13 Genesis 48:13

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שְׂמֹאול here.

Verse 8 Verse 10

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.