חַוָּה

chavah

pronounced kha-VAH

Eve — Genesis 3:20 connects her Hebrew name with life and ‘all the living’

The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living.

Genesis 3:20 The verse itself explains Chavah through her place as mother of all living

The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.”

Genesis 4:1 Exact occurrence — Eve is named as the mother of Cain, the second Old Testament use of Chavah as her name.

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Hebrew words

‹ Hebrew words

חַוָּה chavah kha-VAH

Eve — Genesis 3:20 connects her Hebrew name with life and ‘all the living’

The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living.

Genesis 3:20

The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.”

Genesis 4:1