New American Standard Bible 1995

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Genesis

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Now the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Now the man man, mankind Noun H120 הָֽאָדָ֛ם ha·'a·dam
Analysis:
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called to call, proclaim, read Verb H7121 וַיִּקְרָ֧א vai·yik·ra
his wife's woman, wife, female Noun H802 אִשְׁתֹּ֖ו ish·tov
name a name Noun H8034 שֵׁ֥ם shem
Eve, "life," the first woman Noun H2332 חַוָּ֑ה chav·vah;
Analysis:
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because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֛י ki
she was the mother a mother Noun H517 אֵ֥ם em
of all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
[the] living. alive, living 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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New American Standard Bible 1995 Now the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.
King James Bible Now the man And Adam called his wife's name Eve, Eve; because she was the mother of all the living.
Hebrew Greek English Now the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.