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2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees proper noun: a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Proper noun

2 Maccabees

  1. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
    Synonyms:
    2 Macc.

2 Maccabees meaning in Arabic

2 Maccabees in Arabic

second book of Maccabees
سِفْر المَكَابِيِّين الثَانِي sifr al-makābiyyīn aṯ-ṯānī

Synonyms of 2 Maccabees

Questions about 2 Maccabees

What does 2 Maccabees mean?
2 Maccabees means a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
What is 2 Maccabees in Arabic?
2 Maccabees in Arabic is سِفْر المَكَابِيِّين الثَانِي (sifr al-makābiyyīn aṯ-ṯānī). See 2 Maccabees meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is 2 Maccabees?
2 Maccabees is a proper noun.

Words near 2 Maccabees in the dictionary

  1. 2 Kgs
  2. 2 Kings
  3. 2 L
  4. 2 Ls
  5. 2 Macc.
  6. 2 Maccabees
  7. 2 man
  8. 2 Pet.
  9. 2 Peter
  10. 2 Sam.
  11. 2 Samuel

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