1. [adv]  in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"
2. [adj]  moving toward the north; "the northbound lane"; "we took the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic"

1. \North"ward\, a. [AS. nor[eth]weard.]
   Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or
   west point.
   
   

2. \North"ward\, Northwards \North"wards\, adv.
   Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than
   to the east or west point.
   
   

(Heb. tsaphon), a "hidden" or "dark place," as opposed to the sunny south (Deut. 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" (Gen. 14:15; Job 23:9) denotes the north. The "kingdoms of the north" are Chaldea, Assyria, Media, etc.