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Wolf (זַאֵב, za'ev; λύκος, lykos). A name used to describe several subspecies of Canis lupus that are predatory, nocturnal canines that usually travel in packs (Jer 5:6). Biblical authors often describe savage and ravenous persons as wolves. This metaphor is applied to Benjamin (Gen 49:27), unjust Judahite officials (Ezek 22:27; Zeph 3:3), and Chaldean invaders (Hab 1:8). In Isaiah, the peace of the future kingdom is represented by a wolf coexisting with a lamb (Isa 11:6; 65:25). In the New Testament, both Jesus and Paul describe false teachers and other hostile persons as wolves (Matt 7:15; 10:16; Luke 10:3; John 10:12; Acts 20:29).

The Hebrew word for “wolf” (זַאֵב, za'ev) was also the proper name of a Midianite leader, Zeeb (Judg 7:25, 8:3).

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