Maccabees
Meaning of Maccabees
noun
the members or followers of the family of the Jewish leader Judas Maccabaeus.
late Middle English: from Latin Maccabaeus, an epithet applied to Judas, perhaps from Hebrew maqqeḇeṯ ‘hammer’ (by association with the religious revolt led by Judas).
Information about Maccabees
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Hyphenation of Maccabees
Mac-cabees
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- Maccabees is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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