Genesis 3:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”
Genesis 3:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 3:2011 words
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy
שֵׁםšēmAppellation
אִשְׁתּוֹʾišətwōWoman
חַוָּהḥaûhEve
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הִואhiwʾHe
הָיְתָהhāyətāhExist
אֵםʾēmMother
כָּלkālWhole
חָיḥāyAlive
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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