שְׂמָאלִי (śĕmāʾlî) is
a Hebrew adjective
meaning left. It appears
9 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8042).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2267b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2267b)left, on the left
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שְׂמָאלִיadjective: left, on the left
left, on the left
Strong's H8042שְׂמָאלִי: situated on the left side KJV: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.
Root family 2267: שִׂמְאֵלśimʾēl — take the left; use the left hand, pass in that direction