Kavana (כוונה) means intention in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
intention
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kavana.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התמקדות במטרה.
The word Kavana is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּוָּנָה
- Written without vowel points
- כוונה
- Said
- kavana
- Root
- כ־ו־נ
- Pattern
- קַטָּלָה
- Plural
- כַּוָּנוֹת
- Inflections
- כַּוָּנַת־, ר' כַּוָּנוֹת
- Gematria
- 87
This is how Kavana is said in other languages.
- English
- intention
- Arabic
- قصد, نية
- Russian
- намерение
- French
- intention
- Spanish
- intención
- German
- Absicht
These words mean nearly the same as Kavana.
- הלך רוח
- מגמה
- יעוד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kavana.
- שגגה
- היסח דעת
- תאונהaccident
- בטלהidleness
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kavana.
The word Kavana is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הדרך לגיהנום רצופה כוונות טובות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kavana comes from the root כ־ו־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kavana in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kavana.
What does Kavana (כוונה) mean in Hebrew?
Kavana (כוונה) means intention. It is said kavana, with the stress on na.
What is a synonym for Kavana (כוונה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kavana (כוונה) are הלך רוח, מגמה, and יעוד.
What is the opposite of Kavana (כוונה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kavana (כוונה) are שגגה, היסח דעת, תאונה, and בטלה.
What rhymes with Kavana (כוונה)?
Words that rhyme with Kavana (כוונה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כונה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.