כונה

כַּוָּנָה, כַּוָּו׳f. (כּוּן, Pi. a. Hithpa.) intention; attention; devotion. Ber.13a ש״מ מצוות צריכות כ׳ shall we derive fom this (Mish. II, 1 אם כיון לבווכ׳) that religious exercises require the intention (of complying with the law, and must be repeated if performed without such intention)? R. Hash. 28b, a. fr. מצוות אין צריכות כ׳ the intention of compliance is not indispensable; Erub.95b לצאת בעי כ׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. notes 90 a. 100) in order to have complied with the law, intention of compliance is required. Ber.13b כ׳ בלא קריאה meditating (on the Biblical passage to be recited) without audible recitation. Ib. עד כאן צריכה כַּוָּנַת הלב up to this (shma to eḥad) attention to the meaning is indispensable. Meg.20a (ref. to Deut. 6:6) אחר כ׳ הלב הן הן הדברים the value of ‘the words (the recitation) depends on the attention of the mind (devotion). Ḥull.31a כ׳ לשחיטח the intention to slaughter according to the ritual; opp. לחתיכה; a. fr.