Ziv

[ ziv; Hebrew zeev ]

noun

, Chiefly Biblical.

1. a month equivalent to Iyar of the modern Jewish calendar. 1 Kings 6:1.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ziv¹

From Hebrew zīw “radiance, brightness”

Example Sentences

Twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman, 27, were taken from Kfar Aza.

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Ziv was messaging a friend as the attack happened.

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Gen Israel Ziv, former head of the IDF's Operations Division, told the BBC that during his service, there would never have been unarmed soldiers in border areas.

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The IDF's failure to grasp what was happening was down to “a lot of arrogance”, says Gen Ziv, the thought that “Hamas wouldn’t attack, wouldn’t dare, and that even if so, they are not capable”.

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Hamas had been operating in plain sight of these surveillance cameras along the border in the weeks before had been tactical, says Gen Ziv, in order to “normalise things”.

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