Lexical Definition
חַוָּה Chavvâh (khav-vaw') Eve N:N-F-P
causatively from חָוָה; life-giver
Eve.
- § Eve = "life" or "living"
- Chavvah (or Eve), the first woman
1) the first woman, wife of Adam
See Greek: Εὖα
Extended Information
- A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.3.20
- married to Adam (אָדָם)
- mother of: Cain (קַיִן), Abel (הֶבֶל) and Seth (שֵׁת)
- Also named: Eua (Εὖα "Eve" Εὖα)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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 
; 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 3:20 · 4:1 |
Profile
Female • First woman; wife of Adam; tempted by the serpent.
Woman living at the time before the Flood
Eve was the first woman, created as Adam's wife, who was tempted by the serpent and ate the forbidden fruit.
- A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.3.20;
- referred to as Eve חַוָּה, or Eve Εὖα;
- wife of Adam אָדָם;
- mother of Cain קַיִן, Abel הֶבֶל and Seth שֵׁת.
Eve was the first woman, created by God as a companion for Adam (Genesis 2:22). She was formed from one of Adam's ribs and was named "Eve" because she would become the mother of all living (Genesis 3:20). Eve was tempted by the serpent to eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God had forbidden (Genesis 3:1-6). She ate the fruit and gave some to Adam, resulting in their disobedience and the introduction of sin into the world (Genesis 3:6-7). As a consequence, Eve experienced pain in childbirth and a desire for her husband, while Adam had to labor to provide for them (Genesis 3:16-19). Despite this, Eve is recognized as the mother of the human race (Genesis 4:1). Paul references Eve's deception as a warning against false teachers (2 Corinthians 11:3) and notes that Adam was created first, then Eve (1 Timothy 2:13).
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