מִכְּנַ֨ף הָאָ֜רֶץ זְמִרֹ֤ת שָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙ צְבִ֣י לַצַּדִּ֔יק וָאֹמַ֛ר רָזִי־לִ֥י רָֽזִי־לִ֖י א֣וֹי לִ֑י בֹּגְדִ֣ים בָּגָ֔דוּ וּבֶ֥גֶד בּוֹגְדִ֖ים בָּגָֽדוּ׃
Dos confins da terra ouvimos cantar: Glória ao Justo. Mas eu digo: Emagreço, emagreço, ai de mim! os pérfidos tratam perfidamente; sim, os pérfidos tratam muito perfidamente.
Guide for the Perplexed
It was also used to denote the ends of the inhabited part of the earth, and the corners that are most distant from our habitation. Comp. “That it might take hold of the ends (kanfoth) of the earth” (Job 38:13); “From the uttermost part (kenaf) of the earth have we heard songs” (Isa. 24:16).