Maccabee

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈmæk.k‌əˌbi/

Origin

From the Latin Maccabaeus, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος, from the Classical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי.

Full definition of Maccabee

Noun

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).