Meanings
nounMaccabee (plural Maccabees)
plural Maccabees · alternative Machabee · alternative Maccabi
- biblicalA 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).
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewמַכַּבִּי
- Ancient GreekΜᾰκκᾰβαῖος
- LatinMaccabaeus
- EnglishMaccabee
From the Latin Maccabaeus, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Măkkăbaîos), from the Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Μακκαβαῖος
- Μακκαβαῖος (Makkabaîos)Maccabee
Arabic مَكَابِيّ
- مَكَابِيّ (makābiyy)Maccabee
Catalan macabeu
- macabeuMaccabee
Esperanto Makabeo
- MakabeoMaccabee
Finnish makkabilainen
- makkabilainenMaccabee
French Maccabée
- MaccabéeMaccabee
German Makkabäer, Makkabäerin
- MakkabäerMaccabee
- MakkabäerinMaccabee
Hebrew מכבי
- מכבי (makabí)Maccabee
Indonesian Makabe
- MakabeMaccabee
Irish Macabaech
- MacabaechMaccabee
Italian Macabeo
- MacabeoMaccabee
Latin Maccabaeus
- MaccabaeusMaccabee
Polish Machabeusz
- MachabeuszMaccabee
Portuguese macabeu
- macabeuMaccabee
Russian маккаве́й, маккаве́и
- маккаве́й (makkavéj)Maccabee
- маккаве́и (makkavéi)Maccabee
Spanish macabeo
- macabeoMaccabee
Swedish mackabé
- mackabéMaccabee
Yiddish מכּבי
- מכּבי (makabi)Maccabee
Cite this entry
APA
Maccabee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maccabee
MLA
“Maccabee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maccabee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maccabee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maccabee.
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