חוה

חוה

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈva/

Proper noun

חַוָּה • (khavá) f [pattern: קַטְלָה]

1. Eve (Biblical character, the first human female)
2. A female given name, Chava

Noun

חַוָּה • (khavá) f

1. defective spelling of חווה‎.

References

• H2332 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979