First names in Hebrew

First name Eve: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חוה

Gematria value: 19

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eve is written חוה

Eve is the English form of Chava, חוה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Eve 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

Eve = 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 Eve, 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

Eve, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Eve in three answers

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

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

What does Eve 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.