A Maccabi or Maccabee ( he, מכבי) is one of the
Maccabees
The Maccabees (), also spelled Machabees ( he, מַכַּבִּים, or , ; la, Machabaei or ; grc, Μακκαβαῖοι, ), were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of Judea, which at the time was part of the Seleucid Empire. ...
, a group of Jewish rebel warriors who controlled Judea.
Maccabi or Maccabee may also refer to:
People
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Bruce Maccabee
Bruce Maccabee (born May 6, 1942) is an American optical physicist formerly employed by the U.S. Navy, and a ufologist.
Biography
Maccabee received a B.S. in physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., and then at American U ...
, an American optical physicist
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Judas Maccabeus
Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabeus, also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabæus, Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, ''Yehudah HaMakabi'') was a Jewish priest (''kohen'') and a son of the priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleuci ...
or Judah Maccabee, leader of the Maccabean Revolt
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Maccabi (sports)
Maccabi World Union is an international Jewish sports organisation spanning five continents (Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Europe) and more than 50 countries, with some 400,000 members. The Maccabi World Union organises the Macc ...
or Maccabi World Union, international Jewish sports association
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List of Maccabi sports clubs and organisations
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Maccabi Sherutei Briut, an Israeli Health Maintenance Organization
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Maccabi youth movement, a Zionist youth movement established in 1929
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Maccabim-Re'ut, a former local council in central Israel
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Operation Maccabi, a 1948 military operation
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Maccabee (beer), produced by Tempo Beer Industries
See also
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Maccabees (disambiguation)
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Maccabeus (disambiguation)
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Maccabiah (disambiguation)
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