Etymograph

English

Maccabee

Maccabee comes from Latin Maccabaeus, from Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος ‘a Maccabee’, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמַכַּבִּיmakkabbī
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜᾰκκᾰβαῖοςMăkkăbaîos‘a Maccabee’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMaccabaeus
  4. EnglishtodayMaccabee

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמַכַּבִּיmakkabbī
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜᾰκκᾰβαῖοςMăkkăbaîos‘a Maccabee’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMaccabaeus
  4. EnglishtodayMaccabee

Every English word from Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי

Today it means

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).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי / Maccabee

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