Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Jim:

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 7:42 AM, <JimStinehart AT aol.com> wrote:

>
> “Eve” in Hebrew is XWH.
>
> “Hivite” in Hebrew is XWY.
>
> Eve is XW-H, where the H is merely a feminine suffix, not part of the root.
>  Likewise, Hivite is XW-Y, where the Y is merely a generic suffix meaning “
> people”, not part of the root.  Thus the 2-letter root of the two names is
> identical:  XW.
>
> Jim Stinehart
> Evanston, Illinois
>
> This is an etymological error in that the noun for Eve is a feminine with
the final -H part of the noun, not an add-on.

Karl W. Randolph.