שִׂמְאֵל (śimʾēl) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning take the left. It appears
5 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8041).
Also rendered
to go left
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2267)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2267)take the left; use the left hand, pass in that direction
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שִׂמְאֵלverb, denominative: take the left
Hiphil take the left
Strong's H8041שָׂמַאל: to use the left hand or pass in that direction KJV:(go, turn) (on the, to the) left.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.