זאב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־א־ב (z-ʾ-b)

From Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zeˈ(ʔ)ev/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ziʔb/

Noun

זְאֵב • (z'év) m (plural indefinite זְאֵבִים, feminine counterpart זְאֵבָה)

1. A wolf.
2. (astronomy) The constellation Lupus

Derived terms

• זְאֵב עֲרָבוֹת (z'év aravót)
• זְאֵב־הַיָּם (z'év-hayám)
• זְאֵב טָלוּא (ze’év talu)
• כֶּלֶב זְאֵב (kélev z'év)

Proper noun

זְאֵב • (z'év) m

1. a male given name, Zeeb

References

• “זאב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• זאב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he