שְׂמֹאל, שְׂמֹאול 54 n.[m.]the left1left, region on the left 2left hand3 = north (on left of one facing east)
Strong Concise Dictionary Of The Words In The Hebrew Bible
H8040שְׂמֹאולsᵉmôʼwl; or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as 8071 (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up); properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand — left (hand, side).