I. זְאֵב noun masculine^{Isaiah 11:6} wolf (Late Hebrew id., Arabic (jackal according to Hom^{NS 303 ff.}; but see RS^{ZMG 1880, 373 and} Doughty^{Arab. Deseria i. 327}; ii. 144, 145) Aramaic דֵּיבָה, Assyrian zîbu Dl^{S 47}; Ethiopic hyena Di¹⁰⁵⁶ (on formation compare Lag^{BN 58}); Phoenician in compound proper name זיבקם) — זְאֵב absolute Genesis 49:27 2t.; construct Jeremiah 5:6; plural זְאֵבִים Ezekiel 22:27; construct זְאֵבֵי Habakkuk 1:8; Zephaniah 3:3; — wolf, never in narrative; in predictions of peace in Messian. age וְגָר זְאֵב עִם כֶּבֶשׂ Isaiah 11:6 זְאֵב וְטָלֶה יִרְעוּ כְּאֶחָד Isaiah 65:25; in simile, of Benjamin's fierceness זְאֵב יִטְרָ֑ף ׳ב Genesis 49:27; of fierce horses of Chaldeans חַדּוּ מִזְּאֵבֵי עֶרֶב Habakkuk 1:8 ("" קַלּוּ מִנְּמֵרִים); of princes of Judah כִּזְאֵבִים טֹרְפֵי טָ֑רֶף Ezekiel 22:27; metaphor of enemies of Judah Jeremiah 5:6 זְאֵב עֲרָבוֺת ("" אַרְיֵה, נָמֵר); of corrupt and oppressive judges שֹׁפְטֶיהָ זְאֵבֵי עֶרֶב Zephaniah 3:3 ("" אֲרָיוֺת שֹׁאֲגִים).