Teva = Teh-vah

Long ago I fell in love with a brand of sandal called Teva.  Most everyone I knew in Utah thought it was pronounced Tee-vah, however, I met a person who said he had met the founder of the company who told him it was pronounced Teh-vah.  Years later I was working as a security guard at a Jewish kids camp and saw the word written on the wall... one of the camp counselors told me it was the Hebrew word for nature, makes sense, and that the correct pronunciation of Teva is Teh-vah.

Years later (last night) A friend and I worked hard at finding the answer to the question of what the correct pronunciation of Teva the footwear company was.  However, it seems so few people care nowadays that it was quite difficult to find the answers.  In all of google's great info nowhere did a quick search for "Pronunciation of teva" garner a concise response.  So I decided to aid anyone else on this quest...

Here is the correct pronunciation of the word Teva from Teva's parent company: (link)

It's been 25 years since we took our first step into the Grand Canyon, and not a moment has gone by that Teva® (that's "teh'-vah," not "tee-vah") hasn't been hard at work developing products that enable and encourage your adventure.

The same information is found on their own website:

It's been 25 years since we took our first step into the Grand Canyon, and not a moment has gone by that Teva® (that's "teh'-vah," not "tee-vah") hasn't been hard at work developing products that enable and encourage your adventure.

 So now you know, may the war be settled!