חוה

Hebrew

Etymology

Traditionally held to be from חַי (kháy, “alive”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈva/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħaw.ˈwɔ/
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Proper noun

חַוָּה • (khavá) f [pattern: קַטְלָה]

Eve (Biblical character, the first human female)
a female given name, Chava

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Εὔα (Eúa) (see there for further descendants)
→ Arabic: حواء (ḥawwāʔ) (see there for further descendants)
→ Classical Syriac: ܚܰܘܳܐ (ḥawwā)
→ Yiddish: חווה (khave)

Noun

חַוָּה • (khavá) f

defective spelling of חווה.

Verb

חָוָה • (khavá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

defective spelling of חווה

References

H2332 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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