חוה

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈva/

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 (ḥawâ)
→ Yiddish: חווה‎ (khave)

Noun

חַוָּה • (khavá) f

defective spelling of חווה‎.

References

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

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