First names in Hebrew

First name Chava: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חוה

Gematria value: 19

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chava is written חוה

Meaning and origin

What does Chava mean?

Meaning: "living one"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Chava, the Hebrew name of Eve. The "ch" is a breath from the throat, the letter Chet. It comes from a root that means "to live".

Gematria

Chava = 19

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חוה has 3 letters:

• חthe letter Chet8
• וthe letter Vav6
• הthe letter He5
• Total19

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Chava, from ח to ה:

חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃

“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

The book of your first name

Chava, in nine pages

• Chava, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Chava
• Chava, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Chava in three answers

How do you write Chava in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chava is written חוה.

What is the gematria value of Chava?
Written חוה, Chava is worth 19: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter He (5).

What does Chava mean?
Living one (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Chava, the Hebrew name of Eve. The "ch" is a breath from the throat, the letter Chet. It comes from a root that means "to live".