First names in Hebrew

First name Zev: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זאב

Gematria value: 10

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zev is written זאב

Meaning and origin

What does Zev mean?

Meaning: "wolf"
Origin: Hebrew

Zev, or Ze'ev, is a Hebrew name that means "wolf". It comes from Jacob's blessing to his youngest son: "Benjamin is a ravening wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, and in the evening he divides the spoil" (Genesis 49:27). That is why it is often paired with Binyamin, as in the double name Binyamin Ze'ev.

Gematria

Zev = 10

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. זאב has 3 letters:

• זthe letter Zayin7
• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total10

The verse of the name

From the letter Zayin to the letter Bet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Zev, from ז to ב:

זֵכֶר צַדִּיק לִבְרָכָה וְשֵׁם רְשָׁעִים יִרְקָב׃

“The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.”

Proverbs 10:7

The book of your first name

Zev, in nine pages

• Zev, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Zev
• Zev, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Zev in three answers

How do you write Zev in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zev is written זאב.

What is the gematria value of Zev?
Written זאב, Zev is worth 10: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Zev mean?
Wolf (origin: Hebrew). Zev, or Ze'ev, is a Hebrew name that means "wolf". It comes from Jacob's blessing to his youngest son: "Benjamin is a ravening wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, and in the evening he divides the spoil" (Genesis 49:27). That is why it is often paired with Binyamin, as in the double name Binyamin Ze'ev.