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Ze'ev (, Zeév), also spelled Zeev or Zev, is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning wolf. The name is used among Ashkenazi Jews as an association with the name Wolf, and often paired with the name Benjamin (referencing the description of Benjamin in Genesis as a "wolf that raveneth") as Binyamin Ze'ev or the Yiddish name "Wolf" (װאָלף) as Zev Wolf, even as a triplet Benjamin Zev Wolf. The Tanakh mentions a person directly named Ze'ev, one of the Midianite leaders defeated by the Judge Gideon (see Oreb and Zeeb). Diminutive forms: Zevik, Ze'evik. The name Ze'ev or Zev may refer to:

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