H8042 H8042
Left, on the left side; an adjective denoting the left hand or left spatial direction as opposed to the right.
An adjective meaning 'left' or 'on the left side,' consistently used in opposition to יְמָנִי (right). It appears in ritual contexts—the priest's left palm receiving oil in the purification ceremony (Lev 14:15-16, 26-27)—and in architectural descriptions of the temple, identifying the left pillar (1 Kgs 7:21; 2 Chr 3:17) and the left side of the temple guard arrangement (2 Kgs 11:11; 2 Chr 23:10). Spanish distinguishes grammatical gender with 'el izquierdo' / 'la izquierda,' mirroring the Hebrew masculine/feminine inflection.
Senses
1. left (the left side or hand) — Pertaining to the left side, used as an adjective or substantive to indicate leftward spatial orientation opposite the right (יְמָנִי). In Leviticus 14:15-16, 26-27, it specifies the priest's left palm during skin-disease purification rites, where oil is placed on the left hand and sprinkled with the right finger. In the temple descriptions (1 Kgs 7:21; 2 Chr 3:17), it identifies the left pillar named Boaz. In the guard arrangements (2 Kgs 11:11; 2 Chr 23:10; Ezek 4:4), it denotes the left side of a building or body. Spanish 'izquierda/izquierdo' and French 'gauche' confirm the consistent spatial meaning across all occurrences. 9×
AR["الـ-أَيْسَرَ", "الـ-أَيْسَرِ", "الْيُسْرَى", "عَنِ-الشِّمَالِ", "ٱلْيُسْرَى"]·ben["-বাম", "-বামদিকের", "-বামে", "-বামের", "বামের", "সেই-বাম"]·DE["[השמאלי]", "[השמאלית]", "[מהשמאול]", "der-linke", "der-links"]·EN["on-the-left", "the-left"]·FR["[השמאלית]", "[מהשמאול]", "gauche", "le-gauche"]·heb["ה-שמאלי", "ה-שמאלית", "מ-ה-שמאול"]·HI["उसकी बाँयी", "और-छिड़केगा", "ती-बाईं", "बाईंओर", "बाएँ", "सात", "से-बाएँ", "हश्शमालीत"]·ID["-kiri", "di-sebelah-kiri", "kiri", "kiri.", "yang-kiri"]·IT["[השמאלי]", "[השמאלית]", "[מהשמאול]", "il-sinistra"]·jav["kang-kiwa", "kiwa", "kiwå", "wonten-ing-kiwa"]·KO["그-왼쪽", "그-왼쪽의", "에서-그-왼쪽", "왼쪽의"]·PT["a-esquerda", "da-esquerda", "esquerda", "o-esquerdo"]·RU["левого", "левой", "левую", "левый", "слева"]·ES["a-la-izquierda", "el-izquierdo", "la-izquierda"]·SW["cha-kushoto", "upande-wa-kushoto", "wa-kushoto", "ya-kushoto"]·TR["sol", "sol-o", "soldan"]·urd["بائیں", "بائیں-", "بائیں-طرف-سے"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שְׂמָאלִי adj. left, on the left;—שׂ׳ 1 K 7:21 +; f. שְׂמָאלִית Lv 14:15 +;—left (usually opp. יְמָנִי), pillar 1 K 7:21 = 2 Ch 3:17, side of temple 2 K 11:11 = 2 Ch 23:10, side of body Ez 4:4, palm Lv 14:15, 16, 26, 27 (P).