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Chavah

Chavah is the Hebrew name for the biblical figure known in English as Eve. It is commonly transliterated as Chava, Havah, or Hava and stems from the Hebrew root for life, often linked to the word chayah meaning “to live.” In Hebrew, the name is associated with life and vitality and is written חַוָּה.

In the biblical narrative, Chavah is the first woman, created to be a companion to Adam. According

Chavah/Eve occupies a central role in Jewish and Christian traditions as the first woman and the mother

Variants and modern usage: The name appears in multiple transliterations, including Chava, Havah, Hava, and Eve

to
Genesis,
God
forms
the
woman
from
the
man’s
rib
and
presents
her
to
him.
She
is
later
named
Eve
(Havah)
by
Adam,
a
designation
that
in
Genesis
3:20
is
connected
to
her
being
“the
mother
of
all
living.”
The
story
continues
with
the
command
regarding
the
Tree
of
the
Knowledge
of
Good
and
Evil,
the
serpent’s
temptation,
and
the
subsequent
awareness
of
nakedness.
of
humankind,
and
her
story
is
a
key
element
of
the
fall
narrative.
In
Islamic
tradition,
a
similar
figure
named
Hawwa
(Hawa)
appears
as
the
wife
of
Adam,
with
a
related
account
of
creation
and
temptation,
though
details
differ
across
sources.
in
English.
In
modern
Hebrew,
Chava
is
a
common
given
name.
The
name
is
also
cognate
with
Eva
in
some
languages.