kivun

Kivún, written in Hebrew as כיוון and transliterated as kivún or kivun, is a Hebrew noun that denotes direction, orientation, or course. In everyday Hebrew it can refer to physical direction as when giving directions (for example, “the direction of the north” for כיוון הצפון), as well as to more abstract directions such as the strategic or developmental course of a project or organization. The term is widely used in both spoken and written Hebrew and appears in expressions describing intention and planning.

The noun is closely related to verbs that express aiming or directing, such as לכוון, meaning to aim or direct, and to related nouns that express intention, such as כוונה. In modern usage, phrases like כיוון פעולה (direction of action) or כיוון התפתחות (direction of development) are common in business, technology, and governance contexts. The word also appears in discussions of navigation, geography, and engineering to indicate a bearing or orientation.

Kivún is typically used without diacritics in Hebrew text and is often rendered without vowels in informal writing. In transliteration, forms such as kivún and kivun are common, with stress on the first syllable. The concept thus spans literal, navigational meanings and metaphorical uses that describe aims, goals, or planned trajectories.