Wolf
woolf ((1) ze'ebh (Gen 49:27; 11:6; 65:25; Jer 5:6; Ezek
22:27; Hab 1:8; Zeph 3:3; also as proper name, Zeeb, prince
of Midian, Jdg 7:25; 8:3; Ps 83:11); compare Arabic dhi'b,
colloquial dhib, or dib; (2) lukos (Mt 7:15; 10:16; Lk 10:3;
Jn 10:12; Acts 20:29; Ecclesiasticus 13:17; compare 2 Esdras
5:18, lupus); (3) 'iyim, the Revised Version (B...
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-Ravenous
Ge 49:27; Jer 5:6; Eze 22:27; Zep 3:3; Joh 10:12
-FIGURATIVE
Of the enemies of the righteous
Mt 7:15; 10:16; Joh 10:12; Ac 20:29
Of the reconciling power of the gospel
Isa 11:6...
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There can be little doubt that the wolf of Israel is the
common Canis lupus, and that this is the animal so frequently
mentioned in the Bible. (The wolf is a fierce animal of the
same species as the dog, which it resembles. The common color
is gray with a tinting of fawn, and the hair is long and
black. The Syrian wolf is of lighter color than...
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Heb. zeeb, frequently referred to in Scripture as an emblem
of
treachery and cruelty. Jacob's prophecy, "Benjamin
shall ravin
as a wolf" (Gen. 49:27), represents the warlike
character of
that tribe (see Judg. 19-21). Isaiah represents the
peace of
Messiah's kingdom by the words, "The wolf also shall
dwell with
the lamb" (Isa. 11:6). The h...
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zeeb. The Canis lupus. Fierce (Genesis 49:27; Ezekiel 22:27;
Habakkuk 1:8; Matthew 7:15); prowling in the night (Jeremiah
5:6; Zephaniah 3:3); devouring lambs and sheep (John 10:12);
typifying persecutors and heretical leaders (Matthew 10:16;
Matthew 7:15; Acts 20:29); hereafter about to associate
peacefully with the lamb under Messiah's reign...
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Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, [and] a
wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch
over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be
torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, [and]
their backslidings are increased....
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The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall
eat straw like the bullock: and dust [shall be] the serpent's
meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,
saith the LORD....
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The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall
lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the
fatling together; and a little child shall lead them....
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Wolf. - Frequently mentioned in the Scriptures as a special foe to flocks (Sirach 13:21; Matthew 7:15), and an emblem of treachery, ferocity, and bloodthirstiness. Wolves usually prowl at night around the sheepfolds, and, though fewer in numbers than jackals, are much more harmful. The tribe of Benjamin, owing to its warlike character, was compared...
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