ࠅࠉࠒࠓࠀ ࠄࠀࠃࠌ ࠔࠌ ࠀࠔࠕࠅ ࠇࠅࠄ ࠊࠉ ࠄࠉࠀ ࠄࠉࠕࠄ ࠀࠌ ࠊࠋ ࠇࠉ
Gen 3:20 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ויקרא האדם שם אשתו חוה כי היא היתה אם כל חי׃
Gen 3:20 [Masoretic Text]
וַיִּקְרָ֧א הָֽאָדָ֛ם שֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתֹּ֖ו חַוָּ֑ה כִּ֛י הִ֥וא הָֽיְתָ֖ה אֵ֥ם כָּל־חָֽי׃
Gen 3:20 [Samaritan Targum]
וזעק האדם שם אתתה חוה הלא הי הות אם כל חי:
And the man called his wife’s name Ḥavva, because she was the mother of all living.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ויקרא | ࠅࠉࠒࠓࠀ | And he called |
| 2 | האדם | ࠄࠀࠃࠌ | The man |
| 3 | שם | ࠔࠌ | The name |
| 4 | אשתו | ࠀࠔࠕࠅ | Of his wife |
| 5 | חוה | ࠇࠅࠄ | Eve |
| 6 | כי | ࠊࠉ | For |
| 7 | היא | ࠄࠉࠀ | She |
| 8 | היתה | ࠄࠉࠕࠄ | Was |
| 9 | אם | ࠀࠌ | The mother |
| 10 | כל | ࠊࠋ | Of all |
| 11 | חי | ࠇࠉ | 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