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because she was the mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all <i>the</i> living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the man called his wife&#8217s name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all <i>the</i> living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all <i>the</i> living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The man named his wife Eve (life spring, life giver), because she was the mother of all the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Adam named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The man Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all who live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Adam named his wife Eve [Life] because she became the mother of every living person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Adam named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all human beings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Adam had named his wife "Eve," because she was to become the mother of everyone who was living. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The man called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the man calls his wife’s name Eve, for she has been mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Adam will call his wife's name Life, for she was the mother of all living.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Adam called the name of his wife Eve: because she was the mother of all the living. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Adam called the name of his wife, ‘Eve,’ because she was the mother of all the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The man gave his wife the name “Eve,” because she was the mother of all the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Adam called his wife's name Eve because she was the mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Adam called the name of his wife Khawa, because she was the mother of everyone who lives.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Adam called the name of his wife Life, because she was the mother of all living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/3-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=709" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">The Punishment of Mankind</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.” <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">And Adam</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm (N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">named</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">his wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/2332.htm" title="2332: ḥaw·wāh (N-proper-fs) -- Life, the first woman. Causatively from chavah; life-giver; Chavvah, the first woman.">Eve,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">she</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">would be</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’êm (N-fsc) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">the mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥāy (Adj-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">the living.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-23.htm">Genesis 2:23</a></span><br />And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-8.htm">1 Corinthians 11:8-9</a></span><br />For man did not come from woman, but woman from man. / Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27-28</a></span><br />So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. / God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a></span><br />For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. / For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law. / Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm">1 Timothy 2:14</a></span><br />And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Genesis 5:1-2</a></span><br />This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness. / Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6</a></span><br />However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></span><br />From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-1.htm">Genesis 4:1</a></span><br />And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19</a></span><br />These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/5-3.htm">Genesis 5:3-5</a></span><br />When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. / And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. / So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.</p><p class="hdg">Adam.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Genesis 2:20,23</a></b></br> And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/5-29.htm">Genesis 5:29</a></b></br> And he called his name Noah, saying, This <i>same</i> shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/16-11.htm">Genesis 16:11</a></b></br> And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou <i>art</i> with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.</p><p class="hdg">Eve.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></b></br> And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Adam</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-13.htm">Eve</a> <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Wife's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/3-21.htm">Adam</a> <a href="/genesis/4-1.htm">Eve</a> <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/17-16.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/3-21.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/19-16.htm">Wife's</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">The serpent deceives Eve.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">God arraigns them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">The serpent is cursed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">The promised seed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">The punishment of mankind.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-21.htm">Their first clothing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-22.htm">Their expulsion from paradise.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Adam's act of naming his wife reflects his role as the head of the family, a concept rooted in the creation order. The name "Eve" is derived from the Hebrew word "Chavah," meaning "life" or "living." This naming occurs after the fall, indicating a shift in the human condition but also a promise of life and continuity. The act of naming also signifies a new beginning, as Adam and Eve embark on life outside the Garden of Eden.<p><b>because she would be the mother of all the living</b><br>This phrase underscores Eve's role in the unfolding human story. Despite the fall and the introduction of sin and death into the world, there is a promise of life and hope. Eve is recognized as the progenitor of the human race, emphasizing the continuity of life through childbirth. This also connects to the promise of redemption found in <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>, where the seed of the woman is prophesied to crush the serpent's head, pointing to the future coming of Christ. Theologically, this highlights the importance of women in God's redemptive plan and the hope of salvation through the lineage of Eve.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/adam.htm">Adam</a></b><br>The first man created by God, who named his wife Eve. His act of naming signifies authority and responsibility.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eve.htm">Eve</a></b><br>The first woman, created by God as a companion for Adam. Her name, "Eve," is derived from the Hebrew word "Chavah," meaning "life" or "living," signifying her role as the mother of all humanity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_garden_of_eden.htm">The Garden of Eden</a></b><br>The initial dwelling place of Adam and Eve, representing a state of innocence and communion with God before the Fall.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fall.htm">The Fall</a></b><br>The event preceding this verse, where Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, resulting in sin entering the world.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_redemption.htm">The Promise of Redemption</a></b><br>Implicit in the naming of Eve is the hope and promise of life and redemption, despite the Fall, as she becomes the mother of all living.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_names.htm">The Significance of Names</a></b><br>In biblical times, names held deep significance. Adam naming Eve reflects his understanding of her God-given role and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women.htm">The Role of Women</a></b><br>Eve's designation as the "mother of all living" underscores the vital role of women in God's creation and plan for humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>Even after the Fall, the naming of Eve signifies hope and the continuation of life, pointing to God's redemptive plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_responsibility.htm">Human Responsibility</a></b><br>Adam's act of naming Eve highlights the responsibility humans have in stewarding relationships and creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_life.htm">The Promise of Life</a></b><br>Despite sin, God's plan for life and redemption continues, as seen in Eve's role and the eventual coming of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_honor_mothers.htm">How does the Bible honor mothers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_all_the_names_in_the_bible.htm">What are all the names in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_homemakers.htm">What does the Bible say about stay-at-home moms?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_apartheid_in_south_africa.htm">What was the system of Apartheid in South Africa?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Adam called his wife's name Eve.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">Chavvah; </span>in Greek, <span class= "ital">Zoe. </span>It has been debated whether this name is a substantive, <span class= "ital">Life </span>(LXX.), or a participle, <span class= "ital">Life-producer </span>(Symm). Adam's condition was now one of death, but his wife thereby attained a higher value in his sight. Through her alone could human life be continued, and the "woman's seed" be obtained who was to raise up man from his fall. While, then, woman's punishment consists in the multiplication of her "sorrow and conception," she becomes thereby only more precious to man; and while "her desire is to her husband," Adam turns from his own punishment to look upon her with more tender love. He has no word for her of reproach, and we thus see that the common interpretation of <a href="/genesis/3-12.htm" title="And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.">Genesis 3:12</a> is more than doubtful. Adam throws no blame either on Eve or on his Maker, because he does not feel himself to blame. He rather means, "How could I err in following one so noble, and in whom I recognise Thy best and choicest gift?" And with this agrees <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm" title="And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also to her husband with her; and he did eat.">Genesis 3:6</a>, where Adam partakes of the fruit without hesitation or thought of resistance. And so here he turns to her and calls her <span class= "ital">Chavvah, </span>his life, his compensation for his loss, and the antidote for the sentence of death.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - Arraigned, convicted, judged, the guilty but pardoned pair prepare to leave their garden home - the woman to begin her experience of sorrow, dependence, and subjection; the man to enter upon his life career of hardship and toil, and both to meet their doom of certain, though it might be of long-delayed, death. The impression made upon their hearts by the Divine Clemency, though not directly stated by the historian, may be inferred from what is next recorded as having happened within the precincts of Eden ere they entered on their exile. <span class="cmt_word">And Adam called</span> (not prior to the fall, reading the verb as a pluperfect (Calvin), nor after the birth of Cain, transferring the present verse to <a href="/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2</a> (Knobel), but subsequent to the promise of the woman's seed, and preceding their ejection from the garden) <span class="cmt_word">his wife's name Eve</span>. <span class="accented">Chavvah</span>, from <span class="accented">chavvah = chayyah</span>, to live (cf. with the arganic rent <span class="accented">chvi</span> the Sanscrit, <span class="accented">giv</span>; Gothic, <span class="accented">quiv</span>; Latin, <span class="accented">rive</span>, <span class="accented">gigno</span>, <span class="accented">vigeo</span>; Greek, <span class="greek">ζάω</span>, etc., the fundamental idea being to breathe, to respire - Furst), is correctly rendered life - Work) by the LXX., Josephus, Philo, Gesenins, Delitzsch, Macdonald, etc. Lange, regarding it as an abbreviated form of the participle <span class="accented">mechavvah</span>, understands it to signify "the sustenance, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the propagation of life; while Knobel, viewing it as an adjective, hints at woman's peculiar function - <span class="hebrew">חִיָּה וֶדַע</span> - to quicken seed (Genesis 19:82) as supplying the explanation. Whether appended by the narrator (Delitzsch, Lange) or uttered by Adam (Kalisch, Macdonald), the words which follow give its true import and exegesis. <span class="cmt_word">Because she was the mother</span> (am - Greek, <span class="greek">μαμμα</span>; Welsh, <span class="accented">mani</span>; Copt., <span class="accented">man</span>; German and English, mama; - Gesenius) <span class="cmt_word">of all living.</span> <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> Of Adam's children, though in this respect she might have been so styled from the beginning; and <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> of all who should truly live in the sense of being the woman's seed, as distinguished from the seed of the serpent. In Adam's giving a second name to his wife has been discerned the first assertion of his sovereignty or lordship over woman to which he was promoted subsequent to the fall (Luther), though this seems to be negatived by the fact that Adam exercised the same prerogative immediately on her creation; an act of thoughtlessness on the part of Adam, in that, "being himself immersed in death, he should have called his wife by so proud a name" (Calvin); a proof of his incredulity (Rupertus). With a juster appreciation of the spirit of the narrative, modern expositors generally regard it as a striking testimony to his faith. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/3-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Adam</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאָדָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">named</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his wife</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eve,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַוָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2332.htm">Strong's 2332: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eve -- 'life', the first woman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֥וא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would become</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽיְתָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mother</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(’êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the living.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/3-20.htm">Genesis 3:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/3-20.htm">Genesis 3:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/3-20.htm">Genesis 3:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/3-20.htm">Genesis 3:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/3-20.htm">Genesis 3:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/3-20.htm">Genesis 3:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/3-20.htm">Genesis 3:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/3-20.htm">Genesis 3:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/3-20.htm">Genesis 3:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/3-20.htm">Genesis 3:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/3-20.htm">OT Law: Genesis 3:20 The man called his wife Eve because (Gen. 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