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Genesis

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And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And Adam person Noun H120 הָֽאָדָ֛ם ha·'a·dam
Analysis:
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called bewray Verb H7121 וַיִּקְרָ֧א vai·yik·ra
his wife's ess Noun H802 אִשְׁתֹּ֖ו ish·tov
name base Noun H8034 שֵׁ֥ם shem
Eve Eve Noun H2332 חַוָּ֑ה chav·vah;
Analysis:
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because inasmuch Conjunction H3588 כִּ֛י ki
because she was the mother dam Noun H517 אֵ֥ם em
of all all manner Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
of all living age Adjective H2416 חָֽי׃ chai.

Locations

Adam

ADAM, CITY OF('adham, "red" or BDB "made"): A city in the middle of the Jordan valley near ZARETHAN (Joshua 3:16), which see. The name probably survives at the Damieh Ford, near the mouth of the Jabbok twenty miles above Jericho. An Arabian historian asserts that about 1265 A.D. the Jordan was here blocked by a land slide. The inner gorge of the Jordan is he... View Details

People

Adam

Adam, the first man. Also a city in the Jordan valley.

Eve

Eve [N] [B] [H] [S] life; living, the name given by Adam to his wife ( Genesis 3:20 ;  4:1 ). The account of her creation is given in  Genesis 2:21  Genesis 2:22 . The Creator, by declaring that it was not good for man to be alone, and by creating for him a suitable companion, gave sanction to monogamy. The commentator Matthew Henry says: "This companion was taken from his side t... View Details

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King James Bible And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Hebrew Greek English And Adam Now the man called his wife's name Eve; Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Adam Now the man called his wife's name Eve; Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.