בְּכַוָּנָה תְּחִלָּה, בכוונה תחילה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Premeditation

הגדרה (אנגלית)

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)