זאב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־א־ב‎ (z-ʾ-b)

From Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zeˈ(ʔ)ev/
(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ziʔb/

Noun

זְאֵב • (z'év) m (plural indefinite זְאֵבִים‎, feminine counterpart זְאֵבָה‎)

A wolf.
(astronomy) The constellation Lupus

Derived terms

זְאֵב עֲרָבוֹת‎ (z'év aravót)
זְאֵב־הַיָּם‎ (z'év-hayám)
זְאֵב טָלוּא‎ (ze’év talu)
כֶּלֶב זְאֵב‎ (kélev z'év)

Proper noun

זְאֵב • (z'év) m

a male given name, Zeeb

References

“זאב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

זאב‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.