“East” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(dawn). The Hebrew idea was “before” “in front of,” “to the East” (Gen. 29:1; Num. 23:7; Job 1:3; Ezek. 47:8; Matt. 2:1).
“Wind” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(blow). Hebrews recognized the cardinal winds in their “four winds,” north, south, east, west (Ezek. 37:9; Dan. 8:8; Zech. 2:6; Matt. 24:31). The east wind injured vegetation (Gen. 41:6; Job 1:19; Isa. 27:8). The south wind brought heat (Luke 12:55). The southwest and north winds brought clear cool weather (Job 37:9,22; Prov. 25:23). The west wind, coming from the Mediterranean, brought rain.
“East” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
Several words are used to express the East, which imply “going forth,” “rising,” “that which is before,” having reference to the sun and its rising. Nearly all the references in scripture to the East or to other quarters are of course reckoned from Palestine; so that “children of the East,” “men of the East,” point out Assyria, Babylon, etc.
THE EAST WIND was distressing and destructive to vegetation (Gen. 41:6,23,27); dangerous to vessels at sea (Psa. 48:7; Ezek. 27:26); and is symbolical of the withering power of God’s judgments (Hos. 13:15).
“Wind” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
The wind, as all else, is used by God to work out His purposes with man (Ex. 10:13; Psa. 135:7; Ezek. 13:13). As the unseen wind comes and goes we know not whither, “so is every one that is born of the Spirit” (John 3:8). Its power is felt, and the result abides. The wind is also used as a symbol of the unseen influence of Satan (Jude 12); and where permitted he carries out his evil designs by the wind (Job 1:19).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
or qadim {kaw-deem'}; from 6923; the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
KJV Usage:
east(-ward, wind)