Maccabi
English edit
Noun edit
Maccabi (plural Maccabis)
- Synonym of Maccabee
- 2001, Ephraim Dowek, Israeli-Egyptian Relations 1980-2000, page 189:
- It suggested that the Israeli Week be scheduled for Hanuka (a Jewish festival commemorating the heroic stand of the Maccabis against the Roman conquerors) […]
- A member of a Zionist youth movement established in 1929, promoting physical activity and sports among the Jewish people.