חוה
(Redirected from חוּה)
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Traditionally held to be from חַי (kháy, “alive”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χaˈva/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħaw.ˈwɔ/
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Proper noun edit
חַוָּה • (khavá) f [pattern: קַטְלָה]
- Eve (Biblical character, the first human female)
- a female given name, Chava
Descendants edit
- → Ancient Greek: Εὔα (Eúa) (see there for further descendants)
- → Arabic: حواء (ḥawwāʔ) (see there for further descendants)
- → Classical Syriac: ܚܰܘܳܐ (ḥawwā)
- → Yiddish: חווה (khave)
Noun edit
חַוָּה • (khavá) f
Verb edit
חָוָה • (khavá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)