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Submitted by Susan L Cayne

Information Picture Question
Category: Translation - Tombstone
Approval Date: 8/2/2026 5:07 PM
Family Surname: Cohen
Country: Ukraine
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Would very much appreciate a translation of the Hebrew on this tombstone, especially any information identifying Eva Cohen's parents, and whether Eva Cohen was known by another name. Thank you!

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On  Response 
8/2/2026 5:47 PM Here lies

CHAVA SARAH daughter of Reb Nachum

the Cohen

She passed away 2 Shvat 5692

May her soul be bound up in the bond of life.
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Chavah [CHAH-vah, with the Ch pronounced as in Chanukah or Bach] is Hebrew for Eve.

'Reb' is an honorific; it does not mean rabbi.

The name Nachum is Biblical; he was one of the twelve Minor Prophets.

Her father was a Cohen, member of the priestly clan descended from the first Cohen, Aaron [Moses' brother]. This is a designation passed from father to son.

Even though there are no rules for 'matching' religious and secular names, her father MIGHT have had a secular name beginning with an N.

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