זְאֵב
zᵉʼêb · zeh-abe'
a wolf
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be yellow;
a wolf
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: wolf.
Letters
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to cut, to sustain › strength, the leader › the house, what is within
To cut, to sustain of strength, the leader of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זְאֵב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the wolf2 · 29%
- wolves2 · 29%
- as a wolf1 · 14%
- them, and a wolf1 · 14%
- thereof are like wolves1 · 14%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.