First names in Hebrew

First name Chavah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חוה

Gematria value: 19

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chavah is written חוה

Chavah is another spelling of Chava, חוה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Chavah 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

Chavah = 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 Chavah, 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

Chavah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Chavah in three answers

How do you write Chavah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chavah is written חוה. Chavah is another spelling of Chava, חוה in Hebrew.

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

What does Chavah 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".