Zeev hayam (זאב הים) means hake in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
זְאֵב הַיָּם
zeev hayam
noun · masculine
In English
hake
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Zeev hayam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם המתייחס לכמה מינים של דג המשמש למאכל. קרוב לבקלה וגדל באופן טבעי בימים של צפון אירופה ושל צפון אמריקה.
The word Zeev hayam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זְאֵב הַיָּם
- Written without vowel points
- זאב הים
- Said
- zeev hayam
- Plural
- זְאֵבֵי הַיָּם
- Inflections
- ר' זְאֵבֵי הַיָּם
- Gematria
- 65
This is how Zeev hayam is said in other languages.
- English
- hake
- Russian
- хек
- French
- merlu
- German
- Seehecht
These words come before and after Zeev hayam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zeev hayam.
What does Zeev hayam (זאב הים) mean in Hebrew?
Zeev hayam (זאב הים) means hake. It is said zeev hayam, with the stress on ev.
Is Zeev hayam (זאב הים) masculine or feminine?
The word Zeev hayam (זאב הים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is זְאֵבֵי הַיָּם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זאב הים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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