Category:Northward

North"ward, a. Etym: [as. noredhweard.]

Defn: toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west Point.

Northward; northwards North"ward, north"wards, adv.

Defn: toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to The east or west point.

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Northward - (Heb. tsaphon ), a "hidden" or "dark place," as opposed to the sunny south (Deuteronomy 3:27). A Hebrew in speaking of the points of the compass was considered as always having his face to the east, and hence "the left hand" (Genesis 14:15; Job 23:9) denotes the north. The "kingdoms of the north" are Chaldea, Assyria, Media, etc.