Hasmonean definition

Of or relating to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean.

The Hasmonean dynasty.

adjective
0
0
A member of that family.
noun
0
0
Advertisement

Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of hasmonean - asmonean

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
hasmonean
Plural:
hasmoneans

Hasmonean Sentence Examples

  • Whether led by this Mattathias or not, certain Jews fled into the wilderness and found a leader in Judas Maccabaeus his reputed son, the first of the five Asmonean (Hasmonean) brethren.

  • From the foundation of the Hasmonean state to the time of Herod the history of the high-priesthood merges in the political history of the nation; from Herod onward the priestly aristocracy of the Sadducees lost its chief hold over the nation and expired in vain controversy with the Pharisees.

  • Jewish shekels were first coined by Simon the Hasmonean, probably in 139-138 B.C. These bear inscriptions in the archaic Hebrew and various emblems, such as the cup or chalice, the lily branch with three flowers, the candlestick, the citron and palm branch and so forth.

More sentences

Related articles

Words near hasmonean in the Dictionary