Genesis 3:20
And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.
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ASV
And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
KJV
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרָ֧א | vai.yik.Ra' | and he called | H7121 → |
| הָֽאָדָ֛ם | ha.'a.Dam | the man | H120 → |
| שֵׁ֥ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → |
| אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ | 'ish.To | wife his | H802 → |
| חַוָּ֑ה | cha.Vah | Eve | H2332 → |
| כִּ֛י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| הִ֥וא | hi' | she | H1931 → |
| הָֽיְתָ֖ה | ha.ye.Tah | she was | H1961 → |
| אֵ֥ם | 'em | [the] mother of | H517 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| חָֽי׃ | Chai | living [person] | H2416 → |
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