Ze'ev (, ''Zeév''), also spelled Zeev or Zev, is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

of Hebrew origin meaning

wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

. Diminutive forms of the name are Zevik and Ze'evik. The name used among

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is often paired with the name

Benjamin Benjamin ( ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the younger of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel, and Jacob's twe ...

(such as Binyamin Ze'ev), referencing the description of

in Genesis as a "wolf that raveneth", with the

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

name "

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

" (װאָלף) (as Zev Wolf), or even as a triplet (as in Benjamin Zev Wolf). The

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. ''

Midianite leaders defeated by the Judge Gideon (see Oreb and Zeeb).

People with the given name

Ze'ev

* Ze'ev (caricaturist) (1923–2002), Israeli caricaturist *

Ze'ev Aleksandrowicz Ze'ev (Wilhelm) Aleksandrowicz (Hebrew: 'זאב אלכסנדרוביץ; April 7, 1905 – January 5, 1992) was an Israelis, Israeli photographer. He is mostly known for his work in Palestine and Japan, during the first half of the 1930s. Early ...

(1905–1992), Israeli photographer * Zeev Aram (1931–2021), British furniture and interior designer * Ze'ev Almog (born 1935), Israeli admiral * Ze'ev Ben-Haim (1907–2013), Israeli linguist * Zeev Ben-Zvi (1904–1952), Israeli sculptor * Ze'ev Bielski (born 1949), Israeli politician and diplomat * Ze'ev Boim (1943–2011), Israeli politician * Ze'ev Chafets (born 1947), American writer * Ze'ev Chomsky (1896–1977), American scholar * Ze'ev Drori (born 1940), Israeli businessman *

Ze'ev Elkin Ze'ev Elkin (born 3 April 1971) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a Member of the Knesset for the New Hope (Israel), New Hope Party. He was previously a member of the Knesset for Kadima, Likud and the National Unity (Israel), Nati ...

(born 1971), Israeli politician * Ze'ev Friedman (1944–1972), Israeli weightlifter * Ze'ev Haimovich (born 1983), Israeli football player * Ze'ev Herzog (born 1941), Israeli archaeologist * Ze'ev Jabotinsky (1880–1940), Russian Jewish leader * Ze'ev Maghen (born 1964), Israeli historian * Zeev Maoz (born 1945), American political scientist * Zeev Nehari (1915–1978), Israeli mathematician * Ze'ev Raban (1890–1970), Israeli artist * Zeev Rechter (1899–1960), Israeli architect * Zeev Reiss (1917–1996), Israeli scientist * Ze'ev Revach (born 1940), Israeli actor and comedian * Ze'ev Ronai (born 1956), Israeli-American cancer research scientist * Zeev Rudnick (born 1961), Israeli mathematician * Ze'ev Safrai (born 1948), Israeli historian * Ze'ev Schiff (1932–2007), Israeli journalist * Ze'ev Sherf (1904–1984), Israeli politician * Zeev Sternhell (1935–2020), Israeli historian * Ze'ev Wolf Kitzes (1685–1788), Polish rabbi * Ze'ev Zrizi (1916–2011), Israeli politician * Zeev Buium (born 2005), American NHL Hockey Player

Zev

* Zev Aelony (1938–2009), American civil rights activist * Zev Asher (1963–2013), Canadian musician * Zev Braun (1928–2019), American film producer * Zev Buffman (1930–2020), American theater producer * Zev Golan, Israeli historian * Zev ben Shimon Halevi (1933–2020), English author born Warren Kenton * Zev Hirsch Bernstein (1847–1907), American writer * Zev Siegl (born 1955), American businessman * Zev Sufott (1927–2014), Israeli diplomat * Zev Taublieb (born 1993), American soccer player * Zev Vilnay (1900–1988), Israeli geographer * Zev Wolf (disambiguation), several people * Zev Wolfson (1928–2012), American businessman * Zev Yaroslavsky (born 1948), American politician

Zehev

* Zehev Tadmor (born 1937), Israeli

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and president of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

People with the surname

* Aharon Ze'ev (1900–1968), Israeli poet, writer (including writing for children), editor, and educator * Nissim Ze'ev (born 1951), Israeli politician * Oren Zeev (born 1964), technology investor

Fictional characters

* 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''

References

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