שמאל ², Af. אַשְׂמְאִיל ch. same. Koh. R. to X, 2 (ref. to Gen. XIII, 9) (Abraham said,) אפי׳ את מחצף אנא מַשְׂמְאִיל לך even if thou shalt act irreverently (towards me), I shall show thee the left side (that thou art wrong). Ib. הוה אמר … אַשְׂמְאִיל ליה וכ׳ he said to one of his household, show him the left side, and he showed him a cutting movement in that direction, v. קְטִיף