Zeev זְאֵב
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| זְאֵב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | zeev |
| Strong's number | H2061 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | wolf |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Zeev (Hebrew זְאֵב, Strong's H2061) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “wolf”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
wolf
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | wolf (4), wolves (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | wolf (3), is a ravenous wolf (1), are like wolves (1), than wolves (1), wolves (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Zeev, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 49:27Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
Isaiah
- Isaiah 11:6The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
- Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 5:6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 1:8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 3:3Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).