זאב

Hebrew

Root
ז־א־ב (z-ʾ-b)
2 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb-, with metathesis. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. (zoology, countable) wolf

Derived terms

Proper noun

זְאֵב • (ze'év) m

  1. a male given name, Zeeb
  2. (astronomy) Lupus (a summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf)

References

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

Further reading

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