חוה
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Traditionally held to be from חַי (kháy, “alive”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χaˈva/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħaw.ˈwɔ/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]חַוָּה • (khavá) f [pattern: קַטְלָה]
- (Abrahamism, biblical) Eve (the first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife)
- a female given name, Chava
Descendants
[edit]- → 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
[edit]חַוָּה • (khavá) f
Verb
[edit]חָוָה • (khavá) (pa'al construction)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hebrew terms with audio pronunciation
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew proper nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קַטְלָה
- Hebrew feminine nouns
- he:Abrahamism
- he:Biblical characters
- Hebrew given names
- Hebrew female given names
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew defective spellings
- Hebrew verbs
- Hebrew pa'al verbs
- Hebrew ע״ו pa'al verbs
- Hebrew ל״ה pa'al verbs