kavanah

noun /kəˈvʌnə/

1. Heartfelt intent during prayer, as opposed to roteness.

   uncountable

   The Gaon of Vilna (Ha-Gra) also opposed saying the formula Leshaym Yihud as well as Hineni mukhan umezuman ("Behold I am prepared and ready") since precepts do not require kavanah.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew כַּוָּנָה (kavaná, “intention, direction”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry kavanah (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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