First names in Hebrew

First name Eva: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חוה

Gematria value: 19

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eva is written חוה

Eva is a form of Eve, Chava, חוה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Eva mean?

Meaning: "living one", "life-giver"
Origin: Hebrew

Eve is the first woman's name in the Bible: Chava in Hebrew. The Torah itself gives its meaning: "The man named his wife Chava, for she was the mother of all the living" (Genesis 3:20). Chava comes from the word chai, "alive": your name means "life". Eva and Evie are its lighter, sparkling forms.

Gematria

Eva = 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 Eva, 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

Eva, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Eva in three answers

How do you write Eva in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Eva is written חוה. Eva is a form of Eve, Chava, חוה in Hebrew.

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

What does Eva mean?
Living one", "life-giver (origin: Hebrew). Eve is the first woman's name in the Bible: Chava in Hebrew. The Torah itself gives its meaning: "The man named his wife Chava, for she was the mother of all the living" (Genesis 3:20). Chava comes from the word chai, "alive": your name means "life". Eva and Evie are its lighter, sparkling forms.