Zeʾev

Zeʾev ( Hebrew / Iwrit זאבfor wolf ) is a modern Hebrew given name.

background

Because of the meeting of the words Benjamin and Zeʾev in Genesis ( Gen 49.27  EU ), which can be interpreted as Benjamin is a wolf , the double name Benjamin Zeʾev is often chosen, similar to how the name Baptist comes from the name Johannes Baptist ( Johannes the Baptist ) became independent.

variants

• Seʾew
• Zeev

Name bearer

First name

• Ze'ev Friedman
• Theodor Herzl (pseudonym Binyamin Ze'ev )
• Vladimir Zeev Jabotinsky
• Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane
• Ze'ev Levy
• Zeʾev ship
• Zeev Sherf
• Zeev star bright
• Zeev Suraski
• Walter Zeev Laqueur

family name

• Avraham Ben Ze'ev († 2014), Israeli poet
• Yoram Ben-Zeev (* 1944), Israeli diplomat

See also

• Givat Zeev

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/JewishHebrewYiddish.html
2. ↑ Zoo Torah: The Wolf and the Raven ( Memento from May 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jul/23/guardianobituaries.israel
4. ↑ Wolf ( Memento from February 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive )