Premeditation

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Premeditation

Premeditation

With prior planning; a special intent that existed before performing the act.

(“He who is appointed according to his way must intend to hunt a forbidden bird or animal with premeditation” – Maimonides’ Commentary on the Mishnah, Shevi’it 7; and likewise: “The next day we arose at dawn with premeditation to recite Adon Olam in the ancient customary version” – Sholem Aleichem, Mazel Tov, We Have Arrived in America; and likewise: “Just as a carpet will not be completed if the embroiderer’s hand, with premeditation, does not decorate something with its proper ornamentation, so love will not be completed in the heart” – Lea Goldberg, Lover’s Wounds, 5)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בְּכַוָּנָה תְּחִלָּה, בכוונה תחילה

Definition (Hebrew)

מִתּוֹךְ תִּכְנוּן מֵרֹאשׁ. בְּכַוָּנָה מְיֻחֶדֶת שֶׁהָיְתָה קֹדֶם לַעֲשִׂיַּת הַמַּעֲשֶׂה.

("מִי שֶׁנִּתְמַנָּה לוֹ לְפִי דַרְכּוֹ, הוּא שֶׁיִּתְכַּוֵּן לָצוּד עוֹף טָמֵא אוֹ חַיָּה טְמֵאָה בְּכַוָּנָה תְּחִלָּה" – פֵּרוּשׁ הַמִּשְׁנָה לָרַמְבָּ"ם מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבִיעִית פֶּרֶק ז, וְכֵן: "לְמָחָר הִשְׁכַּמְנוּ עִם עֲלוֹת הַשַּׁחַר בְּכַוָּנָה תְּחִלָּה לִקְרֹא אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם בַּנֻּסָּח הָעַתִּיק הַמְּקֻבָּל" – שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם / מַזָּל טוֹב כְּבָר בָּאנוּ לְאָמֵרִיקָה, רכג, וְכֵן: "כְּמוֹ לֹא יֻשְׁלַם מַרְבָד אִם יָד רֻקְּמָה / בְּכַוָּנָה תְּחִלָּה לֹא תְּסַלֵּף / בְּעִטּוּרוֹ הֲסָגוּנִי דְּבַר מָה, / כֵּן לֹא תֻּשְׁלַם הָאַהֲבָה בַּלֵּב" – לֵאָה גּוֹלְדְּבֵּרְג / פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב, ה)

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