זאב
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ז־א־ב (z-ʾ-b) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb-, with metathesis. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈzʔib/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈzʔeːv/, [zeˈʔeːv]
- (Yemenite) IPA(key): /zəˈʔev/, [zeˈʔeːv]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /zeˈʔev/
Noun
זְאֵב • (zəʔeḇ, ze'év) m (plural indefinite זְאֵבִים, feminine counterpart זְאֵבָה)
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | זְאֵב | first | זְאֵבִי | זְאֵבֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַזְּאֵב | second | זְאֵבְךָ | זְאֵבֵךְ | זְאֵבְכֶם | זְאֵבְכֶן | |
| construct | זְאֵב־ | third | זְאֵבוֹ | זְאֵבָהּ | זְאֵבָם | זְאֵבָן | |
| plural | indefinite | זְאֵבִים | first | זאביי / זְאֵבַי | זְאֵבֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַזְּאֵבִים | second | זְאֵבֶיךָ | זאבייך / זְאֵבַיִךְ | זְאֵבֵיכֶם | זְאֵבֵיכֶן | |
| construct | זְאֵבֵי־ | third | זְאֵבָיו | זְאֵבֶיהָ | זְאֵבֵיהֶם | זְאֵבֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- זְאֵב טָלוּא (ze'év talú)
- זְאֵב עֲרָבוֹת (ze'év aravót)
- זְאֵב־הַיָּם (ze'év-hayám)
- כֶּלֶב זְאֵב (kélev ze'év)
Proper noun
זְאֵב • (ze'év) m
- a male given name, Zeeb
- (astronomy) Lupus (a summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf)
References
- “זאב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- "זאב" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- זאב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
- זאב (קבוצת כוכבים) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he