Word Study · Strong's H2061 · Hebrew

זְאֵב

zeeb

zeh-abe'

Strong's 1890 spelling: zᵉʼêb

“a wolf”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a wolf

Rendered in the KJV as

wolf.

7
occurrencesin the Old Testament
6 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
7
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 7

זְאֵ֣ב1
זְאֵב֙1
זְאֵ֨ב1
זְאֵ֤ב1
זְאֵ֣בֵי1
כִּזְאֵבִ֖ים1
מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי1

How it is rendered · 6

wolf2
[are] like wolves1
[are] wolves of1
[is] a wolf1
a wolf of1
more than wolves of1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 5

noun · masculine singular3
noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
preposition + noun · masculine plural1
preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmsa · 3
HNcmpc · 1
HNcmsc · 1
HR/Ncmpa · 1
HR/Ncmpc · 1

All 7, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Isaiah2 of 7 · 29%
Genesis1 of 7 · 14%
Jeremiah1 of 7 · 14%
Ezekiel1 of 7 · 14%
Habakkuk1 of 7 · 14%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 49:27זְאֵ֣בzeevnoun · masculine singularBenjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”here: [is] a wolf

Isaiah2 occurrences

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 5:6זְאֵ֤בzeevnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: a wolf of

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 22:27כִּזְאֵבִ֖יםkizevimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralHer officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.here: [are] like wolves

Habakkuk1 occurrence

Habakkuk 1:8מִזְּאֵ֣בֵיmizeeveipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)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.here: more than wolves of

Zephaniah1 occurrence

Zephaniah 3:3זְאֵ֣בֵיzeeveinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.here: [are] wolves of

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled זְאֵב

H2062 · 6×

זְאֵב

Zeeb

“Zeeb, a Midianitish prince”

Read Genesis 49:27 in context →