ze.ev denotes the animal used in Scripture for predatory force and, in Isaiah, for peaceful coexistence with a lamb.

The attested uses most often present this animal in comparisons of ravenous, destructive force: Benjamin devours prey, evening wolves sharpen a military image, and corrupt rulers and judges are compared to predators. Isaiah uses it in a contrasting picture of peaceful life with the lamb.

1. Predatory force in comparison and imagery · dominant

   In Genesis 49:27 the singular noun describes Benjamin as ravenous, devouring prey and dividing spoil; in Habakkuk 1:8 the plural construct form sharpens the description of horses. In Jeremiah 5:6, Ezekiel 22:27, and Zephaniah 3:3, the animal image is associated with ruin, tearing prey, shedding blood, or leaving nothing for the morning.

   Genesis 49:27Habakkuk 1:8Jeremiah 5:6Ezekiel 22:27Zephaniah 3:3
2. Animal in scenes of peace with the lamb · common

   In Isaiah 11:6 the singular form stands in the clause where the animal dwells with the lamb. In Isaiah 65:25 the same singular form is included where it and the lamb pasture as one, followed by the statement that they will not do evil or ruin.

   Isaiah 11:6Isaiah 65:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “wolf” or “wolves” in these clauses. Across the verses, that rendering appears in predatory comparisons and in Isaiah's paired scenes with “the lamb”.