Maccabee
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Maccabee
- /ˈmæ.kəˌbi/ US
Where it comes from
From the Latin Maccabaeus, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Măkkăbaîos), from the Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī).
noun Maccabees · Machabee · Maccabi
- 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 BCE).
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Talk about this word "Maccabee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maccabee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Maccabee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maccabee "Maccabee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maccabee.Cite this
@misc{maccabee_2026,
title = {Maccabee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maccabee},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
