HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2061
זְאֵב
ze.ev — wolf
wolf
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Wolf
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G3074
λύκος
lukos — wolf
λύκος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for זְאֵב ;] a wolf: Mat.10:16, Luk.10:3, Jhn.10:12; figuratively (as Eze.22:27, Zep.3:3, Jer.5:6, al.), Mat.7:1, Act.20:29.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2062
זְאֵב
ze.ev — Zeeb
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
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9722
χηλή
chēlē — a claw
1. a horse's hoof , (Hesiod):—;also, a cloven hoof , (Euripides) 2. in plural, of the talons of a bird, [variant datesTragica Adespota; of a wolf's claws , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) 3. a sea-bank, breakwater , formed of stones laid at the base of a sea-wall, to break the force of the waves (so called because it projected like a hoof) , Lat. crepido, (Thucydides) 4. the spur of a mountain or ridge of rocks answering a like purpose, (Thucydides) 5. a cloven implement , such as a netting-needle;—; compare χηλεύω. (ML)
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Heb. zeeb, frequently referred to in Scripture as an emblem of treachery and cruelty. Jacob’s prophecy, “Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf” (Gen. 49:27), represents the warlike character of that tribe (see Judg. 19-21). Isaiah represents the peace of Messiah’s kingdom by the words, “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb” (Isa. 11:6). The habits of the wolf are described in Jer. 5:6; Hab. 1:8; Zeph. 3:3; Ezek. 22:27; Matt. 7:15; 10:16; Acts 20:29. Wolves are still sometimes found in Palestine, and are the dread of shepherds, as of old.
Scripture references
Genesis 49:27Judges 19Isaiah 11:6Jeremiah 5:6Habakkuk 1:8Zephaniah 3:3Ezekiel 22:27Matthew 7:15Matthew 10:16Acts 20:29Luke 10:3John 10:12Isaiah 65:25
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.