Direction in Hebrew is כִּוּוּן (kivún).
It can also be said בימוי or ניהול, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
direction
/dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/ /daɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for direction as a noun.
theoretical line
- כִּוּוּןכיווןkivúnmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
work of the director
- בימויbimuimasculine
- ניהולnihulmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word כִּוּוּן.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּוּוּן
- Written without vowel points
- כיוון
- Said
- kivún
- Plural
- כיוונים
- Its meanings in English
- direction, A direction, an orientation, a heading, Directing: pointing a person in a given direction, A perspective, a point of view, a standpoint, An adjustment, a tuning
The Hebrew dictionary's page for כיוון, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with direction.
These words come before and after direction in the list.
These are the questions people ask about direction in Hebrew.
How do you say direction in Hebrew?
direction in Hebrew is כִּוּוּן, said kivún. Without vowel points it is written כיוון. Its plural is כיוונים.
What are other Hebrew words for direction?
Besides כיוון, direction can be said בימוי (bimui) or ניהול (nihul), depending on the meaning.
Is כיוון masculine or feminine?
The word כיוון is masculine.
What else does כיוון mean in English?
Besides direction, כיוון can mean A direction, an orientation, a heading, Directing: pointing a person in a given direction, A perspective, a point of view, a standpoint, and An adjustment, a tuning.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry direction and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.