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ḥawwā חַוָּה ‘Eve’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: causatively from ḥāwā חָוָה ‘to tell’
Roots: חוה

ḥawwā pr n f pers
Eve = "life" or "living"
1) the first woman, wife of Adam

Mentioned in Genesis 3:20, 4:1

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