שְׂמֹאל

שְׂמֹאלc. (b. h.) left side, left hand. Yoma IV, 1 הסגן … מִשְּׂמאֹלוֹ the Sagan to his right, and the chief of the priests division to his left. Ib. אם של שם עלה בשמאלו if the lot marked ‘unto the Lord came up in his left hand; הגבה שְׂמאֹלְךָ raise thy right hand. Ib. V, 1 מהלך לשמאלו walks to the left. Snh.107b, v. דָּחָה. Sifré Deut. 154 (ref. to Deut. 17:11) אפי׳ … על ש׳ שהוא ימיןוכ׳ even if they show it before thy eyes that left is right and right is left, listen to them; a. v. fr.