חַוָּה

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חַוָּה is the Hebrew name of Eve, the first woman in the biblical creation narrative in the Book of Genesis.


Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
first woman
woman in the Hebrew Bible
appearsIn Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: "Hebrew Bible"

Bible
surface form: "Old Testament"
associatedWithConcept disobedience
human reproduction
mortality
temptation
associatedWithEvent eating of the forbidden fruit
associatedWithLocation Garden of Eden
canonicalStatus figure in canonical Genesis narrative
correspondsTo Eve
createdBy God
createdFrom rib of Adam
describedAs mother of all living
equivalentName Eve
etymologyAssociatedWith life
foundInTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
gender female
hasCategory Biblical women
Book of Genesis characters
Creation narratives
hasNameMeaningTraditionally mother of all living
languageScript Hebrew alphabet
mentionedInChapter Genesis 2
Genesis 3
nameInLanguage Hebrew
narrativeFunction participant in the fall of man
originalLanguageOfName Biblical Hebrew
parentOf Abel
Cain
Seth
portrayedAs companion and helper of Adam
religiousSignificance archetypal woman
figure in doctrines of sin and fall
roleInNarrative first woman created by God
wife of Adam
spouse Adam
symbolicRole origin of humanity after creation
transliteration Chava
Chavah
Havah

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Eve nameInHebrew חַוָּה