שְׂמָאלִיsᵉmâʼlîy

Same root

• שְׂמֹאולsᵉmôʼwl · H8040properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

• Leviticus 14:15 “Then the priest will pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand.
• Leviticus 14:16 He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the Lord.
• Leviticus 14:26 “The priest will also pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand.
• Leviticus 14:27 He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some of it seven times before the Lord.
• 1 Kings 7:21 Huram set the pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one toward the south and one toward the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz.
• 2 Kings 11:11 The palace guards stationed themselves around the king, with their weapons ready. They formed a line from the south side of the Temple around to the north side and all around the altar.