Ze'ev
| 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, Zeeb |
| Related names |
Wolf (name), other Hebrew animal names |
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, one of two princes of Midian captured and killed while Gideon judged Israel. It re-appeared in relatively recent times as a translation of the Yiddish name װאָלףֿ / װאלף "Volf" or "Wolf," meaning literally "Wolf" in English. The name "Wolf" (in German) was relatively common among Germans.
People with the first name Ze'ev
- Ze'ev (caricaturist), Israeli caricaturist
- Ze'ev Almog, commander-in-chief of the Israeli Sea Corps
- Ze'ev Bielski, Israeli politician and diplomat
- Ze'ev Boim, Israeli Likud and Kadima politician
- Ze'ev Drori, Israeli-American businessman; co-founder of Tesla Motors
- Ze'ev Elkin, Israeli Kadima politician
- Ze'ev Friedman, Israeli Olympic weightlifter; victim of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre
- Ze'ev Haimovich, Israeli footballer
- Ze'ev Herzog, Israeli archaeology
- Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Russian-Jewish statesman and political theorist; founded the Revisionist Zionist movement and the Irgun
- Ze'ev Maghen, Israeli historian
- Ze'ev Raban, Israeli artist
- Ze'ev Revach, Israeli actor and comedian
- Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist
- Ze'ev Sherf, Israeli Labour politician
- Ze'ev Smason, American Modern Orthodox rabbi
- Ze'ev Wolf Kitzes, Polish Hasidic rabbi
- Zev Yaroslavsky, American politician of Israeli descent
- Ze'ev Zrizi, Israeli Mapam politician
Other uses of Ze'ev
- American journalist Wolf Blitzer uses the pseudonyms Ze'ev Blitzer and Ze'ev Barak when he writes for Israeli publications.
See also