Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2332 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חַוָּה |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | causatively from H2331 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Chavvah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khav-vaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. life-giver 2. Chavvah (or Eve), the first woman |
| KJV Renderings: | Eve. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
I. חַוָּה proper name, feminine (life, see Di Gen 3:20 > WeProl. 1886, 322; Skizzen iii. 217 after Nö who suggests serpent as possible meaning, compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 1655]; but RSK 177 'mother of every µayy ,' see II. חַי below חיה) — Gen 3:20 and the man called his wife חַוָּ֑ה, because she was אֵם כָּלחָֽֿי׃; compare אִשְׁתּוֺ ׳ ח Gen 4:1 (both J ). — II. חַוָּה village, see below below II. חוה.
