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Translation of Yiddish װאלף "Volf" |
Ze'ev (Hebrew: זְאֵב / זאב zeév) is a masculine given name relatively common among Ashkenazi Jews, especially those living in the State of Israel. 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," meaning literally "Wolf" in English. 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 Zeev may refer to:
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 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
Zev Hirsch Bernstein (1847–1907), American writer
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
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