ויקרא האדם שם אשתו חוה כי היא היתה אם כל חי׃
Gen 3:20 [Samaritan]
ויקרא האדם שם אשתו חוה כי היא היתה אם כל חי׃
Gen 3:20 [Masoretic]
וַיִּקְרָא הָֽאָדָם שֵׁם אִשְׁתֹּו חַוָּה כִּי הִוא הָֽיְתָה אֵם כָּל־חָֽי׃
And Adam called his wife’s name Ḥavāh, because she was the mother of all living.
* Ḥavāh = Ḥawwāh
Gen 3:20 [Targum Onkelos]
וּקְרָא אָדָם שׁוּם אִיתְּתֵיהּ חַוָּה אֲרֵי הִיא הֲוָת אִמָּא דְּכָל בְּנֵי אֵינָשָׁא:
And Adam called his wife’s name Ḥavāh, because she was the mother of all the children of men.
Gen 3:20 [Samaritan Targum]
וזעק האדם שם אתתה חוה הלא הי הות אם כל חי:
Gen 3:20 [Peshitta]
ܘܩܼܪܐ ܐܕܡ ܫܡܗܿ ܕܐܢܬܬܗ ܚܘܐ܂ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܼܝ ܗܘܬ ܐܡܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܚܝ܂
And Adam called his wife’s name Ḥavāh, because she was the mother of all living.
Gen 3:20 [Septuagint]
Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Άδὰμ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ Ζωή, ὅτι αὕτη μήτηρ πάντων τῶν ζώντων.
And Adam called the name of his wife Life, because she was the mother of all living.
* Life = Zoe
Gen 3:20 [Old Latin (Vetus Latina)]
Et vocavit Adam nomen mulieris suae, Vita : quoniam haec est mater omnium viventium.
And Adam called the name of his wife Life, because she is the mother of all living.
* wife or woman
Gen 3:20 [Vulgate]
Et vocavit Adam nomen uxoris suae, Heva : eo quod mater esset cunctorum viventium.
And Adam called the name of his wife Heva, because she was the mother of all living.
* v.l. Heva : Hava
וַיִּקְרָ֧א הָֽאָדָ֛ם שֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתֹּ֖ו חַוָּ֑ה כִּ֛י הִ֥וא הָֽיְתָ֖ה אֵ֥ם כָּל־חָֽי׃
And the man called his wife’s name Ḥavva, because she was the mother of all living.
Morphology
- וַיִּקְרָ֧א (wayyiqrāʾ) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past), third masculine singular; Translation: “And he called”; Notes: Refers to Adam naming his wife.
- הָֽאָדָ֛ם (hāʾādām) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Noun, singular masculine with definite article ה; Translation: “the man”; Notes: Refers specifically to Adam.
- שֵׁ֥ם (šēm) – Root: שם (š-m); Form: Noun, singular masculine; Translation: “name”; Notes: Indicates the act of naming.
- אִשְׁתֹּ֖ו (ʾištō) – Root: אשה (ʾ-š-h); Form: Noun, singular feminine construct + third masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his wife”; Notes: Refers to Eve.
- חַוָּ֑ה (ḥawwāh) – Root: חוה (ḥ-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Eve”; Notes: The name given to Adam’s wife, signifying life.
- כִּ֛י (kī) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “because”; Notes: Introduces the explanation for the name.
- הִ֥וא (hîʾ) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Pronoun, third feminine singular; Translation: “she”; Notes: Refers to Eve.
- הָֽיְתָ֖ה (hāyĕṯāh) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal perfect, third feminine singular; Translation: “was”; Notes: Describes her role as the mother of all living.
- אֵ֥ם (ʾēm) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Noun, singular feminine; Translation: “mother”; Notes: Indicates her role in life-giving.
- כָּל־ (kol-) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, singular construct; Translation: “all”; Notes: Signifies entirety or universality.
- חָֽי (ḥāy) – Root: חיה (ḥ-y-h); Form: Noun, singular masculine; Translation: “living”; Notes: Refers to all life.
Critical Apparatus :
De Rossi Gen 3:20