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

Armenian:
Old Armenian: Մակաբէ (Makabē)
Finnish: makkabilainen (fi)
French: Maccabée (fr) m or f
Greek:
Ancient: Μακκαβαῖος m (Makkabaîos)
Hebrew: מכבי‎ (he) m (makabí)
Irish: Macabaech m

Italian: Macabeo m
Latin: Maccabaeus m
Polish: Machabeusz (pl) m
Portuguese: macabeu m
Russian: маккаве́й m (makkavéj), маккаве́и m pl (makkavéi) (plural, singular is rare)
Spanish: Macabeo m
Yiddish: מכּבי‎ m (makabi)

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