Maccabee
Ancient Hebrew fighter
A Maccabee was a member of the Jewish rebel army that recaptured Jerusalem from the Seleucid Empire in the second century BCE.
Their victory is commemorated by Hanukkah.
The name extends to the family that led the revolt, also called the Hasmoneans.
By extension, Maccabee suggests Jewish resistance or heroism: He fancied himself a modern Maccabee.
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
- dreidelHebrew-lettered spinning top
- latkesFried shredded potato cakes
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
miracle · rededication · temple · eight · lights · gelt · Judah · festival
Patriarch and namesake tribe
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
liberation · hammer · insurgency · defiance · zealots · autonomy · independence · martyrdom
Courage in danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- JudahPatriarch and namesake tribe
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- braveryBoldness before danger
fortitude · gallantry · fearlessness · daring · boldness · lion · defender · martyr
menorah
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
oil · miracle · rededication · temple · eight · lights · gelt · Judah · festival · dedication
Judah
Patriarch and namesake tribe
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
resistance · liberation · hammer · insurgency · defiance · zealots · autonomy · independence · martyrdom · persecution
valor
Courage in danger
bravery · fortitude · gallantry · fearlessness · daring · boldness · lion · defender · martyr · brothers
family
Related people together
lineage · Jewish · Israeli · diaspora · descendants · namesake
Israeli
Middle Eastern national
- beerFermented grain drink
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
teams · Zionism · symbol · pride · emblem · youth · movement · commemoration
Maccabeeassimilationist
Advocate for cultural absorption
collaborator · apostate · quisling · appeaser · syncretist
Maccabeepacifist
Anti-violence believer
conscientious objector · quietist · nonresistant · passive resister · Gandhi