Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

1 maccabees

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: 1 -mac-cabees
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Synonyms

1 Macc.

Questions

What does 1 maccabees mean?: A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

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