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Ze'ev (Hebrew: זְאֵב, Zeév), also spelled Zeev or Zev, is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning wolf.[1][2] Diminutive forms of the name are Zevik and Ze'evik.

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The name used among Ashkenazi Jews is often paired with the name Benjamin (such as Binyamin Ze'ev), referencing the description of Benjamin in Genesis as a "wolf that raveneth", with the Yiddish name "Wolf" (װאָלף) (as Zev Wolf), or even as a triplet (as in Benjamin Zev Wolf).

The Tanakh mentions a person directly named Ze'ev, one of the Midianite leaders defeated by the Judge Gideon (see Oreb and Zeeb).

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People with the given name

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People with the surname

  • Aharon Ze'ev (1900–1968), Israeli poet, writer (including writing for children), editor, and educator
  • Nissim Ze'ev (born 1951), Israeli politician
  • Oren Zeev (born 1964), technology investor

Fictional characters

  • Ze'ev Kesley, fictional character in The Lunar Chronicles fantasy novels
  • Zev Bellringer, fictional character in the television series Lexx
  • Zev Senesca, fictional character in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back

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