Lexical Definition

‎זְאֵב‎ Zᵉʼêb (zeh-abe') Zeeb ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎זְאֵב‎

Zeeb.

• § Zeeb = "wolf"
• Zeeb, a Midianitish prince

1) one of the two princes of Midian mentioned in the conquest; brought to bay in a winepress

Extended Information

• A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.7.25

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎זְאֵב‎ proper name, masculine (wolf) — a prince of Midian, Judg 7:25 (3 t. in verse); Judg 8:3; Ps 83:12* also in proper name, of a location ‎יֶקֶבזְֿאֵב‎ Judg 7:25 wine-vat of Zeeb.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Male • Midianite prince defeated by Gideon

Man living before Israel's Monarchy

Zeeb, a prince of Midian, was captured and killed by the Ephraimites during Gideon's victory over the Midianites (Jdg.7.25,25; 8.3; Psa.83.11).

• A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.7.25;
• only referred to as Zeeb זְאֵב.

Zeeb was a prince of Midian during the time of the judges in Israel. When Gideon and his 300 men defeated the Midianite army, the Ephraimites captured Zeeb and another prince named Oreb at the winepress of Zeeb. They killed both princes and brought their heads to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan. The victory over Oreb and Zeeb was celebrated as a significant part of Gideon's triumph over the Midianites, who had been oppressing Israel. The Psalmist later refers to their defeat, asking God to make the enemies of Israel like Oreb and Zeeb.

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