"Maccabee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæ.kəˌbi/ [US] Forms: Maccabees [plural]
Etymology: From the Latin Maccabaeus, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Makkabaîos), from the Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Maccabaeus}} Latin Maccabaeus, {{uder|en|grc|Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος}} Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Makkabaîos), {{uder|en|hbo|מַכַּבִּי|tr=makkabbī}} Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Maccabee (plural Maccabees)
  1. (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). Wikipedia link: Maccabee Categories (topical): Bible Translations (Maccabee): Μακκαβαῖος (Makkabaîos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), مَكَابِيّ (makābiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), Makabeo (Esperanto), makkabilainen (Finnish), Maccabée [feminine, masculine] (French), מכבי (makabí) [masculine] (Hebrew), Makabe (Indonesian), Macabaech [masculine] (Irish), Macabeo [masculine] (Italian), Maccabaeus [masculine] (Latin), Մակաբէ (Makabē) (Old Armenian), Machabeusz [masculine] (Polish), macabeu [masculine] (Portuguese), маккаве́й (makkavéj) [masculine] (Russian), маккаве́и (makkavéi) (note: singular is rare) [masculine, plural] (Russian), macabeo [masculine] (Spanish), mackabé [common-gender] (Swedish), מכּבי (makabi) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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