The Hebrew noun havvah means disaster, calamity, or ruinous craving. It comes from a root suggesting falling or destruction. In several passages it describes the word of a wicked person as a trap or destructive force. The related form Chavvah (Eve) may share this root, though the meaning differs by context.
Havvah appears in wisdom literature to describe the destructive power of wicked speech and ungodly desire. The "desire" (havvah) of the lips of the wicked brings destruction (Proverbs 10:3). This word stands as a warning: when the heart is corrupt, even its desires become catastrophic. The contrast with godly wisdom, whose words bring life, highlights the moral stakes of every utterance and every longing.