EVE IN THE BIBLE WAS ALSO KNOWN AS EVEA WHICH LITERALLY TRANSLATES TO SERPENT. ALSO KNOWN AS CHAYA, OR חוה/CHAVA, FOR חוה/CHAVA IS FORMED FROM THE TERM חויא/SNAKE. "EVE" IN HEBREW IS ALSO "ḤAWWĀH" AND IS MOST COMMONLY BELIEVED TO MEAN THE "LIVING ONE" OR "SOURCE OF LIFE" AS IT IS PHONETICALLY SIMILAR TO "ḤĀYÂ", "TO LIVE", FROM THE SEMITIC ROOT ḤYW. THIS IS SYMBOLIC AS WELL FOR THE SOURCE/MOTHER OF ALL LIFE OR EVE. ALSO THE DARKNESS FROM WHICH THE LIGHT CAME. -NATHAN GARCIA