חוה

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥyw (“to live”); cognate with Hebrew חַי (kháy, “alive”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χaˈva/
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħaw.ˈwɔ/
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Proper noun

חַוָּה • (khavá) f [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

  • → Ancient Greek: Εὔα (Eúa) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Arabic: حواء (ḥawwāʔ) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Chinese: 夏娃 (Xiàwá)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܚܰܘܳܐ (ḥawwā)
  • → Korean: 하와 (hawa)
  • → Yiddish: חווה (khave)

Noun

חַוָּה • (khavá) f

  1. defective spelling of חווה.

Verb

חָוָה • (khavá) (pa'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of חווה

References

  1. ^ Huehnergard, John (2011) “Proto-Semitic Language & Culture; Semitic Roots”, in American Heritage Dictionary‎[1], 5th edition, Appendix II: Semitic Roots, page 2074 of 2066-2078
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