King James Version
Genesis 3:20 in the King James Version says “And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Eve: Heb. Chavah: that is Living” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Eve: Heb. Chavah: that is Living”
Genesis 3:20 · KJV
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; bring: Heb. cause to bud
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Eve: Heb. Chavah: that is Living
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“And Adam”
H120ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
“name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“because she was the mother”
H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of all living”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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