how to say “direction” in Hebrew
כִּוּוּן
The word direction in English might refer to the physical direction of east and west, but it also speaks of direction in the figurative sense.
So too in Hebrew, with the word כִּוּוּן .
.For example:
הוּא שִׁנָּה כִּוּוּן בַּחַיִּים.
He changed (his) direction in life.
and
סַע בְּכִוּוּן הַחֵץ.
(to a male) Go in the direction of the arrow.
The word כיוון derives from the active-intensive verb לְכַוֵּן – to aim or to focus. לכוון first appears in the Hebrew of the Mishnah, where it refers to concentrating during prayer. However, the word itself for concentration during prayer is כַּוָּנָה , which also means intention.
– to aim or to focus. לכוון first appears in the Hebrew of the Mishnah, where it refers to concentrating during prayer. However, the word itself for concentration during prayer is כַּוָּנָה , which also means intention.
