Easton's Bible Dictionary Hebrews zeeb, frequently referred to in Scripture as an emblem of treachery and cruelty. Jacob's prophecy, "Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf" (Genesis 49:27), represents the warlike character of that tribe (see Judges 19-21). Isaiah represents the peace of Messiah's kingdom by the words, "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb" (Isaiah 11:6). The habits of the wolf are described in Jeremiah 5:6; Habakkuk 1:8; Zephaniah 3:3; Ezek. 22:27; Matthew 7:15; 10:16; Acts 20:29. Wolves are still sometimes found in Palestine, and are the dread of shepherds, as of old. Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf (C. occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man. 2. (a.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee wolf. 3. (a.) Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door. 4. (n.) A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries. 5. (n.) An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. Lupus. 6. (n.) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament. 7. (a.) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the scale. 8. (n.) A willying machine. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia WOLF woolf (1) ze'ebh (Genesis 49:27; 11:06; 65:25:00; Jeremiah 5:6; Ezekiel 22:27; Habakkuk 1:8; Zechariah 3:3; also as proper name, Zeeb, prince of Midian, Judges 7:25; Judges 8:3 Psalm 83:11); compare Arabic dhi'b, colloquial dhib, or dib; (2) lukos (Matthew 7:15; Matthew 10:16 Luke 10:3 John 10:12 Acts 20:29; Ecclesiasticus 13:17; compare 2 Esdras 5:18, lupus); (3) 'iyim, the Revised Version (British and American) "wolves" (Isaiah 13:22; Isaiah 34:14 Jeremiah 50:39): While the wolf is surpassed in size by some dogs, it is the fiercest member of the dog family (Canidae), which includes among others the jackal and the fox. Dogs, wolves and jackals are closely allied and will breed together. There is no doubt that the first dogs were domesticated wolves. While there are local varieties which some consider to be distinct species, it is allowable to regard all the wolves of both North America, Europe, and Northern Asia (except the American coyote) as members of one species, Canis lupus. The wolf of Syria and Palestine is large, light colored, and does not seem to hunt in packs. Like other wolves it is nocturnal. In Palestine it is the special enemy of the sheep and goats. This fact comes out in two of the seven passages cited from the Old Testament, in all from the New Testament, and in the two from Apocrypha. In Genesis 49:27 Benjamin is likened to a ravening wolf. In Ezekiel 22:27, and in the similar Zechariah 3:3, the eiders of Jerusalem are compared to wolves. In Jeremiah 5:6 it is a wolf that shall destroy the people of Jerusalem, and in Habakkuk 1:8 the horses of the Chaldeans "are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves." Babylon and Edom (Isaiah 13:22; Isaiah 34:14 Jeremiah 50:39) are to be the haunts of 'iyim (the Revised Version (British and American) "wolves") and other wild creatures. The name of Zeeb, prince of Midian (Judges 7:25; Judges 8:3), has its parallel in the Arabic, Dib or Dhib, which is a common name today. Such animal names are frequently given to ward off the evil eye. See also TOTEMISM. Alfred Ely Day

Multi-Version Concordance Wolf (4 Occurrences) John 10:12 He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn't own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 49:27 "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the spoil." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Isaiah 11:6 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf together; and a little child will lead them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain," says Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)