The Maccabee king Alexander Jannaeus reportedly crucified 800 Pharisees.
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Maccabee
//ˈmæ.kəˌbi//
Synonyms for "maccabee"
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20 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Μακκαβαῖος noun (Maccabee)
Arabic
1 entries- مَكَابِيّ noun (Maccabee)
Esperanto
1 entries- Makabeo noun (Maccabee)
Finnish
1 entries- makkabilainen noun (Maccabee)
French
1 entries- Maccabée noun (Maccabee)
German
2 entries- Makkabäer noun (Maccabee)
- Makkabäerin noun (Maccabee)
Hebrew
1 entries- מכבי noun (Maccabee)
Indonesian
1 entries- Makabe noun (Maccabee)
Irish
1 entries- Macabaech noun (Maccabee)
Italian
1 entries- Macabeo noun (Maccabee)
Latin
1 entries- Maccabaeus noun (Maccabee)
Old Armenian
1 entries- Մակաբէ noun (Maccabee)
Polish
1 entries- Machabeusz noun (Maccabee)
Portuguese
1 entries- macabeu noun (Maccabee)
Russian
2 entries- маккаве́и noun (Maccabee)
- маккаве́й noun (Maccabee)
Spanish
1 entries- macabeo noun (Maccabee)
Swedish
1 entries- mackabé noun (Maccabee)
Yiddish
1 entries- מכּבי noun (Maccabee)
Sample sentences
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The Hasmoneans were a Jewish royal dynasty that ruled the Land of Israel and led the Maccabee revolt.
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