Strongs H8040

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שְׂמֹאול (sᵉmôʼwl) n-m (sem-ole')
Source: or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up);
Meaning: properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
KJV: left (hand, side).

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

Type: root
שְׂמֹאל, שְׂמֹאול 54 n.[m.] the left (√ dub.)left, region on the leftleft hand= north (on left of one facing east) {969}

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