What does זְאֵב (zĕʾēb) mean in the Bible?
זְאֵב (zĕʾēb) is a Hebrew word meaning "a wolf".
Hebrew · H2061
זְאֵב
A wolf
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זְאֵב H2061
Pronunciation zĕʾēb
What does זְאֵב (zĕʾēb) mean in the Bible?
זְאֵב (zĕʾēb) is a Hebrew word meaning "a wolf".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2061?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The wolf (2), a wolf (1), are like wolves (1), is a ravenous wolf (1), than wolves (1).
Where does זְאֵב (zĕʾēb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (1), Genesis (1), Habakkuk (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It The wolf 2× Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 65:25
a wolf 1× Jeremiah 5:6
are like wolves 1× Ezekiel 22:27
is a ravenous wolf 1× Genesis 49:27
than wolves 1× Habakkuk 1:8
wolves 1× Zephaniah 3:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:27 זְאֵ֣ב to is a ravenous wolf Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 11:6 זְאֵב֙ to The wolf Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 65:25 זְאֵ֨ב to The wolf Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 5:6 זְאֵ֤ב to a wolf Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 22:27 כִּזְאֵבִ֖ים to are like wolves Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Habakkuk 1:8 מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי to than wolves Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Zephaniah 3:3 זְאֵ֣בֵי to wolves Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:27
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Habakkuk 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
זְאֵ֣ב 1x zə·’êḇ Genesis 49:27
זְאֵב֙ 1x zə·’êḇ Isaiah 11:6
זְאֵ֨ב 1x zə·’êḇ Isaiah 65:25
זְאֵ֤ב 1x zə·’êḇ Jeremiah 5:6
זְאֵ֣בֵי 1x zə·’ê·ḇê Zephaniah 3:3
כִּזְאֵבִ֖ים 1x kiz·’ê·ḇîm Ezekiel 22:27
מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי 1x miz·zə·’ê·ḇê Habakkuk 1:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Genesis 49:27, Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 65:25
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Zephaniah 3:3
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 5:6
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 22:27
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Habakkuk 1:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a wolf
Source Gloss
a wolf
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a wolf BDB: wolf Usage: wolf.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Metaphorical depiction of a predatory threat to God's people
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain