כַּוָּנָה
kavanah
Everyday HebrewMeaning1. What you mean to do; your plan or purpose.
2. The meaning of something, like a word or a story.
3. When you pray, it means to think very hard about the words and feel them in your heart.
HistoryThis word comes from the Bible. The root letters כ.ו.נ mean to prepare, to set up, or to aim something. From this idea of "aiming" your thoughts, we get the meaning of "intention" or "purpose".
Example
I did not have a bad intention.
