The Hebrew Name of Eve

Adam named his wife Eve, because she was to become the mother of everyone living.

Genesis 3:20

By Yakov Rosenberg

The sound of “e” in “Eve” obscures the true meaning of Eve’s Hebrew given name. The Hebrew name חַוָּה (chava) has a root connection to the verb לחיות (lichyot) “to live” and to words such as חַי (chai) and חַיִּים (chayim) communicating the idea of “life”. Therefore, it makes perfect sense to call Adam’s woman חַוָּה (chava), because one day she will become the mother of “all the living” כָּל־חָי (kol chai).

Eve’s original name, אִשָּׁה (isha) (Gen. 2:23), means “woman” in Hebrew. Generally, it is considered to be the feminine form of the Hebrew word for “man”, אִיש (ish). However, the real root which אִשָּׁה (isha) derives from is different from its male counterpart. The root comes from A.N.SH. (א.נ.ש) and means fragileness and delicacy. [In Hebrew, “a mortal man” is אנוש (enohsh), as seen in the NWT.] Interestingly, the word “fire”, אֵשׁ (esh) also resonates in this beautifully complex name for “woman” in the Bible.

See also:
How Adam got his name jimspace3000.blogspot.com/2016/02/how-adam-got-his-name.html

Credits:
Paradise Pets by Margaret Keane.