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Genesis 3

Gen. 3:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Adam
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
his wife’s
'ishshah (Hebrew #802)
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582)
KJV usage: (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Pronounce: ish-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 376 or 582
name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
βEve
Chavvah (Hebrew #2332)
life-giver; Chavvah (or Eve), the first woman
KJV usage: Eve.
Pronounce: khav-vaw'
Origin: causatively from 2331
; because she was the mother
'em (Hebrew #517)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like 1)
KJV usage: dam, mother, X parting.
Pronounce: ame
Origin: a primitive word
of all living
chay (Hebrew #2416)
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
a.
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Chavah, i.e. living.
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Acts 17:26• 26and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling, (Acts 17:26)

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Adam,
Eve,
Mother,
Wife

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Adam.
Gen. 2:20,23• 20And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.
 23And Man said, This time it is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh: this shall be called Woman, because this was taken out of a man. (Gen. 2:20,23)
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Gen. 5:29• 29And he called his name Noah, saying, This one shall comfort us concerning our work and concerning the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah has cursed. (Gen. 5:29)
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Gen. 16:11• 11And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath hearkened to thy affliction. (Gen. 16:11)
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Gen. 29:32‑35• 32And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and called his name Reuben; for she said, Because Jehovah has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.
 33And she again conceived, and bore a son, and said, Because Jehovah has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this one also; and she called his name Simeon.
 34And she again conceived, and bore a son, and said, Now this time will my husband be united to me, for I have borne him three sons; therefore was his name called Levi.
 35And she again conceived, and bore a son, and said, This time will I praise Jehovah; therefore she called his name Judah. And she ceased to bear. (Gen. 29:32‑35)
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Gen. 35:18• 18And it came to pass as her soul was departing--for she died--that she called his name Benoni; but his father called him Benjamin. (Gen. 35:18)
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Ex. 2:10• 10And when the child was grown, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water. (Ex. 2:10)
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1 Sam. 1:20• 20And it came to pass when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of Jehovah. (1 Sam. 1:20)
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Matt. 1:21,23• 21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for *he* shall save his people from their sins.
 23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.' (Matt. 1:21,23)
Eve.
Heb. Chavah; that is, living.
of.
Acts 17:26• 26and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling, (Acts 17:26)
• Looking at the matter from nature’s point of view, Eve might be called, “the mother of all dying.” But, in the judgment of faith, she was the mother of all living. “His mother called him Ben-oni; (the son of my sorrow;) but his father called him Benjamin (the son of my right hand).” (“Genesis 3” by C.H. Mackintosh)
• Life is recognized as still there though death had come in: Eve is the mother of all living; a faith, it would seem, real, though obscure. (“Genesis 3” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Man called his wife’s name Evec; because she is the mother of all living.

JND Translation Notes

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Life.