[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 Kö1. 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].
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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