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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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| Pronunciation | [zeʔev] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Wolf |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Zeev, Zev, Zeeb, Zeb, Seff |
| Related names | Volf (װאלף) |
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).
People with the given name
editZe'ev
edit- Ze'ev (caricaturist) (1923–2002), Israeli caricaturist
- Ze'ev Aleksandrowicz (1905–1992), Israeli photographer
- Zeev Aram (1931–2021), British furniture and interior designer
- Ze'ev Almog (born 1935), Israeli admiral
- Ze'ev Ben-Haim (1907–2013), Israeli linguist
- Zeev Ben-Zvi (1904–1952), Israeli sculptor
- Ze'ev Bielski (born 1949), Israeli politician and diplomat
- Ze'ev Boim (1943–2011), Israeli politician
- Ze'ev Chafets (born 1947), American writer
- Ze'ev Chomsky (1896–1977), American scholar
- Ze'ev Drori (born 1940), Israeli businessman
- Ze'ev Elkin (born 1971), Israeli politician
- Ze'ev Friedman (1944–1972), Israeli weightlifter
- Ze'ev Haimovich (born 1983), Israeli football player
- Ze'ev Herzog (born 1941), Israeli archaeologist
- Ze'ev Jabotinsky (1880–1940), Russian Jewish leader
- Ze'ev Maghen (born 1964), Israeli historian
- Zeev Maoz (born 1945), American political scientist
- Zeev Nehari (1915–1978), Israeli mathematician
- Ze'ev Raban (1890–1970), Israeli artist
- Zeev Rechter (1899–1960), Israeli architect
- Zeev Reiss (1917–1996), Israeli scientist
- Ze'ev Revach (born 1940), Israeli actor and comedian
- Ze'ev Ronai (born 1956), Israeli-American cancer research scientist
- Zeev Rudnick (born 1961), Israeli mathematician
- Ze'ev Safrai (born 1948), Israeli historian
- Ze'ev Schiff (1932–2007), Israeli journalist
- Ze'ev Sherf (1904–1984), Israeli politician
- Zeev Sternhell (1935–2020), Israeli historian
- Ze'ev Wolf Kitzes (1685–1788), Polish rabbi
- Ze'ev Zrizi (1916–2011), Israeli politician
- Zeev Buium (born 2005), American NHL Hockey Player
Zev
edit- Zev Aelony (1938–2009), American civil rights activist
- Zev Asher (1963–2013), Canadian musician
- Zev Braun (1928–2019), American film producer
- Zev Buffman (1930–2020), American theater producer
- Zev Golan, Israeli historian
- Zev ben Shimon Halevi (1933–2020), English author born Warren Kenton
- Zev Hirsch Bernstein (1847–1907), American writer
- Zev Siegl (born 1955), American businessman
- Zev Sufott (1927–2014), Israeli diplomat
- Zev Taublieb (born 1993), American soccer player
- Zev Vilnay (1900–1988), Israeli geographer
- Zev Wolf (disambiguation), several people
- Zev Wolfson (1928–2012), American businessman
- Zev Yaroslavsky (born 1948), American politician
Zehev
edit- Zehev Tadmor (born 1937), Israeli chemical engineer and president of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
People with the surname
edit- 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
edit- 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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Felecan, Oliviu (19 August 2013). Onomastics in Contemporary Public Space. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-1-4438-5217-3.
- ^ "Origin and Meaning of First Name Zeev | Search Family History on Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 6 July 2025.