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Ze'ev

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Ze'ev, Zev
Pronunciation[zeʔev]
GenderMale
Language(s)Hebrew
Origin
MeaningWolf
Other names
Alternative spellingZeev, Zev, Zeeb, Zeb, Seff
Related namesVolf (װאלף)

Ze'ev (Hebrew: זְאֵב, Zeév), also spelled Zeev or Zev, is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning wolf. The name is used among Ashkenazi Jews as an association with the name Wolf,[citation needed] and often paired with the name Benjamin (referencing the description of Benjamin in Genesis as a "wolf that raveneth") as Binyamin Ze'ev or the Yiddish name "Wolf" (װאָלף) as Zev Wolf, even as a triplet Benjamin Zev Wolf.

The Tanakh mentions a person directly named Ze'ev, one of the Midianite leaders defeated by the Judge Gideon (see Oreb and Zeeb).

Diminutive forms: Zevik, Ze'evik.

The name Ze'ev or Zev may refer to:

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Fictional characters

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  • Ze'ev Kesley, fictional character in The Lunar Chronicles fantasy novels
  • Zev Bellringer, fictional character in the television series Lexx
  • Zev Senesca, fictional character in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back

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