Ze'ev
 Ze'ev Jabotinsky, arguably the most famous Ze'ev | |
| Pronunciation | [zeʔev] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Translation of Yiddish װאלף "Volf" |
| Meaning | Wolf |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Zeev, Zev, Zeeb, Zeb, Seff |
| Related names | Wolf (name) |
Ze'ev (Hebrew: זְאֵב / זאב zeév), also spelled Zev, is a name of Hebrew origin which means wolf. The given name is a masculine form relatively common among Ashkenazi Jews. It is a Biblical name, adapted from a reference to Benjamin in Genesis as a "wolf that raveneth". It re-appeared in relatively recent times as a translation of the Yiddish name װאָלף "Volf" or "Wolf". The name "Wolf" (in German) was relatively common among Germans.
The Bible mentions a person directly named Ze'ev, one of the Midianite leaders defeated by the Judge Gideon (see Oreb and Zeeb). However, the identical modern name is not derived from this character, an ancient enemy whom later Jews had no reason to emulate.
The name Ze'ev or Zev may refer to:
People with the given name
Ze'ev
- Ze'ev (caricaturist) (1923–2002), Israeli caricaturist
- Ze'ev Aleksandrowicz (1905–1992), Israeli photographer
- Zeev Aram (born 1931), 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 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
- 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 (born 1935), Israeli historian
- Ze'ev Wolf Kitzes (1685–1788), Polish rabbi
- Ze'ev Zrizi (1916–2011), Israeli politician
Zev or Z'ev
- Zev Aelony (1938–2009), American civil rights activist
- Zev Asher (1963–2013), Canadian musician
- Zev Braun (born 1928), American film producer
- Zev Buffman (born 1930), American theater producer
- Zev Golan, Israeli historian
- Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi (born 1933), English author born Warren Kenton
- Zev Hirsch Bernstein (1847–1907), American writer
- Zev Kurzberg, British & Israeli Military Official, Explorer & Philanthropist, (1972- to date)
- 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 Wolfson (1928–2012), American businessman
- Zev Yaroslavsky (born 1948), American politician
Zehev
- Zehev Tadmor (born 1937), Israeli chemical engineer and president of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
People with the surname
- Nissim Ze'ev (born 1951), Israeli politician
- Oren Zeev (born 1964), technology investor
Fictional characters
- Ze'ev Kesley, fictional character in The Lunar Chronicles fantasy novels
See also
- Zev (disambiguation)
- Ben-Zeev, a surname
- Zev Wolf
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