Hebrew word · H2062

זְאֵב

ze'ev

Zeeb

Appears 6 times in 3 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.7.25

§ Zeeb = "wolf"

one of the two princes of Midian mentioned in the conquest; brought to bay in a winepress

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Judges · 5

  1. Judges 7:25 זְאֵ֗ב זְאֵב֙ זְאֵ֔ב וּזְאֵ֔ב Zeeb, and Zeeb

    They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.

    Here: The second commander's name, the ordinary Hebrew word for 'wolf.' Raven and Wolf make a memorable pair of predator names.

  2. Judges 8:3 זְאֵ֔ב Zeeb

    God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.

    Here: The second commander's name. It means "wolf." He was killed at the "winepress of Zeeb" (7:25). Raven and Wolf are names that suit predators and scavengers.

Psalms · 1

  1. Psalm 83:11 וְכִזְאֵ֑ב and like Zeeb

    Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

    Here: 'And like Zeeb': Oreb's fellow commander, killed at 'the winepress of Zeeb'. Both men's heads were brought to Gideon. His name is the ordinary word for 'wolf'.

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