זְאֵב

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine7 occurrences6 books7 verses

Definition

from an unused root meaning to be yellow; a wolf
Traditional renderings: wolf.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders זְאֵב:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Genesis 49:27זְאֵ֣ב · is a ravenous wolf
    Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
  2. Isaiah 11:6זְאֵב֙ · The wolf
    The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
  3. Isaiah 65:25זְאֵ֨ב · The wolf
    The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
  4. Jeremiah 5:6זְאֵ֤ב · a wolf
    Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
  5. Ezekiel 22:27כִּזְאֵבִ֖ים · are like wolves
    Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
  6. Habakkuk 1:8מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי · than wolves
    Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.
  7. Zephaniah 3:3זְאֵ֣בֵי · wolves
    Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.