H2061. zeeb
I. זְאֵב noun masculine[Isa 11:6] wolf (Late Hebrew id., Arabic (jackal according to HomNS 303 ff.; but see RSZMG 1880, 373 and DoughtyArab. Deseria i. 327; ii. 144, 145) Aramaic דֵּיבָה, Assyrian zîbu DlS 47; Ethiopic hyena Di1056 (on formation compare LagBN 58); Phoenician in compound proper name זיבקם) — זְאֵב absolute [Gen 49:27] [2]t.; construct [Jer 5:6]; plural זְאֵבִים [Ezek 22:27]; construct זְאֵבֵי [Hab 1:8]; [Zeph 3:3]; — wolf, never in narrative; in predictions of peace in Messian. age כֶּבֶשׂ עִם זְאֵב וְגָר [Isa 11:6] כְּאֶחָד יִרְעוּ וְטָלֶה זְאֵב [65:25]; in simile, of Benjamin's fierceness ׳ב יִטְרָ֑ף זְאֵב [Gen 49:27]; of fierce horses of Chaldeans עֶרֶב מִזְּאֵבֵי חַדּוּ [Hab 1:8] (|| מִנְּמֵרִים קַלּוּ); of princes of Judah טָ֑רֶף טֹרְפֵי כִּזְאֵבִים [Ezek 22:27]; metaphor of enemies of Judah [Jer 5:6] עֲרָבוֺת זְאֵב (|| נָמֵר אַרְיֵה,); of corrupt and oppressive judges עֶרֶב זְאֵבֵי שֹׁפְטֶיהָ [Zeph 3:3] (|| שֹׁאֲגִים אֲרָיוֺת).