זאב

Hebrew

Root
ז־א־ב (z-ʾ-b)
2 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb-, with metathesis. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈzʔib/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈzʔeːv/, [zeˈʔeːv]
• (Yemenite) IPA^(key): /zəˈʔev/, [zeˈʔeːv]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zeˈʔev/

Noun

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

1. (zoology, countable) wolf

Derived terms

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

Proper noun

זְאֵב • (ze'év) m

1. a male given name, Zeeb
2. (astronomy) Lupus (a summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf)

References

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

Further reading

• זאב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• זאב (קבוצת כוכבים) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he