Maccabee
See also: Maccabée
English
Etymology
From the Latin Maccabaeus, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Makkabaîos), from the Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæk.kəˌbi/
Noun
Maccabee (plural Maccabees)
- (biblical) A member of the Maccabees (a liberation movement in Israel who established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel in the second and first centuries BC).
Translations
Maccabee
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