〈SI〉 iltānu ‘north’
שְׂמֹאל
śəmōʾl
Hebrew noun
Last edited: 2024-11-25| Primary meaning | north |
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| Literal translation | left |
| Variants | שְׂמֹאל śəmōʾl |
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north cardinal direction
הֵ֤ן קֶ֣דֶם אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְ֝אָח֗וֹר וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃ שְׂמֹ֣אול בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ וְלֹא־אָ֑חַז יַעְטֹ֥ף יָ֝מִ֗ין וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶֽה׃
hēn qed̲em ʾehĕlōk̲ wəʾênennû wəʾāḥôr wəlōʾ-ʾāb̲în lô. śəmōʾwl baʿăśōt̲ô wəlōʾ-ʾāḥaz yaʿṭōp̲ yāmîn wəlōʾ ʾerʾeh.
‘But if I go East—He is not there; West—I still do not perceive Him; North—since He is concealed, I do not behold Him; South—He is hidden, and I cannot see Him.’
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). שְׂמֹאל (Lemma #2559). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2559/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). שְׂמֹאל (Lemma #2559). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2559/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). שְׂמֹאל (Lemma #2559). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2559/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) שְׂמֹאל (Lemma #2559), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2559/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2559,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2024},
title = {שְׂמֹאל ({Lemma} #2559)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2559/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2559/},
}