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חוה

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חוה

  • /ħaw.ˈwaː/
  • /ħav.ˈvaː/
  • [ħɐv.ˈvɐː]
  • /ħav.ˈvɔː/
  • [ħav.ˈvɔː]
  • [ħäw.ˈwäː]
  • /ħaw.ˈwɔː/
  • [ħæw.ˈwɔː]
  • /ħav.ˈva/
  • [ħäv.ˈvä]
  • /ˈχa.va/
  • [ˈχɑ.və]
  • /χa.ˈva/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḥyw (“to live”); cognate with Hebrew חַי (kháy, “alive”).

proper noun חַוָּה · khavá

  1. Eve (the first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife)
  2. a female given name, Chava

noun חַוָּה · khavá

  1. misspelling defective spelling of חווה

verb חָוָה · khavá

  1. construction pa'al, misspelling defective spelling of חווה

In English

  • Eve the first woman
  • Ophiuchus zodiacal constellation of the northern summer

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"חוה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%94. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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חוה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%94

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"חוה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חוה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}