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שְׂמָאלִי H8042
H8042 is the Hebrew word שְׂמָאלִי, transliterated sᵉmâʼlîy and said sem-aw-lee'. The King James Version most often renders it left.
What it means
situated on the left side.
Where it comes from
from H8040 (שְׂמֹאול).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: left.
Verses using שְׂמָאלִי
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 14:16 · KJV
And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:
Leviticus 14:27 · KJV
And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:
1 Kings 7:21 · KJV
And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
2 Kings 11:11 · KJV
And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.
2 Chronicles 3:17 · KJV
And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
2 Chronicles 23:10 · KJV
And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
Ezekiel 4:4 · KJV
Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8042 mean?
H8042 is the Hebrew word שְׂמָאלִי (sᵉmâʼlîy), meaning situated on the left side.
How is H8042 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it left (6 times), also upon thy left (1 time).
How many times does H8042 appear in the Bible?
שְׂמָאלִי (sᵉmâʼlîy) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8042 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8040 (שְׂמֹאול).
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