Ze'ev yam (זאב ים) means sea-dog in Hebrew.
It can also mean seadog. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
זְאֵב יָם
ze'ev yam
noun · masculine
In English
sea-dog, seadog
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ze'ev yam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינוי ליורד־ים עז־נפש ורב־עלילות.
The word Ze'ev yam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זְאֵב יָם
- Written without vowel points
- זאב ים
- Said
- ze'ev yam
- Plural
- זְאֵבֵי יָם
- Inflections
- ר' זְאֵבֵי יָם
- Gematria
- 60
This is how Ze'ev yam is said in other languages.
- English
- sea-dog, seadog
- French
- loup de mer
- Yiddish
- ים-הונט
These words come before and after Ze'ev yam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ze'ev yam.
What does Ze'ev yam (זאב ים) mean in Hebrew?
Ze'ev yam (זאב ים) means sea-dog and seadog. It is said ze'ev yam, with the stress on ev.
Is Ze'ev yam (זאב ים) masculine or feminine?
The word Ze'ev yam (זאב ים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is זְאֵבֵי יָם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זאב ים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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