Eve — the meaning of the Hebrew name חַוָּה

חַוָּה

Chavvâh · pronounced khav-vaw' · Strong's H2332 · a woman

Eve means life-giver.

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חָוָה châvâh (causatively from, H2331) — properly, to live open in the lexicon ›

causatively from H2331; life-giver; Chavvah (or Eve), the first woman.

Gen 3:20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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