H2061Noun, masculine7 times in the Hebrew BibleWhere it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Genesis 49:27זְאֵב
Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
- Isaiah 11:6זְאֵב
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.
- Jeremiah 5:6זְאֵב
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.
- Ezekiel 22:27כִּזְאֵבִים
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
- Habakkuk 1:8מִזְּאֵבֵי
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.
- Zephaniah 3:3זְאֵבֵי
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
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Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.