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Hasmoneans

Hasmoneans is the plural of Hasmonean.

Meaning of Hasmonean

Noun

Hasmonean (plural Hasmoneans)

  1. (historical) A member of the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged.
    • I begin this chapter showing that Hasmonean policies, especially military campaigns, were supported by the Judaeans, and that the Hasmoneans acted on behalf of what they considered the basic interests and welfare of their Jewish subjects.2013, Eyal Regev, The Hasmoneans: Ideology, Archaeology, Identity, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 267

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Questions about Hasmoneans

What is Hasmoneans the plural of?
Hasmoneans is the plural of Hasmonean.

Words near Hasmoneans in the dictionary

  1. Haslington
  2. hasma
  3. Hasmonaean
  4. Hasmonaeans
  5. Hasmonean
  6. Hasmoneans
  7. hasn't
  8. hasna
  9. hasnae
  10. hasnt
  11. hasp

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