Zeev
[ziˈiv]Meaning
means "wolf" in Hebrew
Background Story
Ze'ev is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning wolf, also spelled Zeev or Zev, with the diminutive forms Zevik and Ze'evik. Among Ashkenazi Jews it is often paired with Benjamin, as in Binyamin Ze'ev, referencing the description of Benjamin in Genesis as a "wolf that raveneth", or with the Yiddish name Wolf. The Tanakh mentions a person named Ze'ev, one of the Midianite leaders defeated by the Judge Gideon.
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