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 listen and repeat.

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 listen and repeat 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 listen and repeat, which also means intention.

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