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maccabee

/ˈmæ.kəˌbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
mac-cabee
IPA
/ˈmæ.kəˌbi/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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 BCE).

Etymology

From the Latin Maccabaeus, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Măkkăbaîos), from the Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Maccabaeus, Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος, מַכַּבִּי

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmæ.kəˌbi/

Inflected Forms

Maccabees (plural) Machabee (alternative) Maccabi (alternative)

Derived Forms

Maccabean

Frequently Paired Words

Hasmonean

Questions

How do you pronounce maccabee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæ.kəˌbi/.
What does maccabee mean?
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 BCE).
Where does maccabee come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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