Maccabees
pronunciation
How to pronounce Maccabees in British English:
UK [ˈmækəbi:z]
How to pronounce Maccabees in American English:
US [ˈmækəˌbiz]
Word Origin
- Maccabees
- late 14c., from Late Latin Maccabæus, surname given to Judas, third son of Mattathias the Hasmonean, leader of the religious revolt against Antiochus IV, 175-166 B.C.E. Usually connected with Hebrew maqqabh "hammer," but Klein thinks it an inexact transliteration of Hebrew matzbi "general, commander of an army." Related: Maccabean.
Example
- 1. The tradition of the jews is put forth with precision and clearness in 2 maccabees .
- 2. The two letters prefixed to ii maccabees have excited much discussion .
- 3. As an oppressor of the jews he fulfilled filled the prophecy in verses 10-12 , as will be seen by the book of maccabees .