חוה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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חַוָּה (khaváf [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. (Abrahamism, biblical) Eve (the first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife)
  2. a female given name, Chava

Descendants

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  • 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

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חַוָּה (khaváf

  1. defective spelling of חווה.

Verb

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חָוָה (khavá) (pa'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of חווה

References

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