Maccabi

Maccabee (Hebrew ) or Maccabi ( Aramaic ) was originally the nickname of a leader of the Jews in the struggle against the Hellenistic kingdom of the Seleucids ( the hammer same ), see Judas Maccabaeus.

The term is mostly found as a proper name of sports clubs and associations, including:

Maccabi World Union, International Federation
Maccabi Germany eV, an umbrella organization of various German - Jewish sports clubs
TuS Maccabi Berlin
TuS Maccabi Frankfurt 1965 e.V.
Maccabi Brno, former Jewish sports club in Brno
Maccabi Czernowitz Jewish football club from Chernivtsi
Maccabi Haifa Football Club, an Israeli football club based in Haifa
Maccabi Herzliya, Israeli football club based in Herzlia
Maccabi TSV München, German - Jewish sports club in Munich
Maccabi Netanya FC, an Israeli football club based in Netanya
Maccabi Petach Tikva FC, an Israeli football club based in Petach Tikva
Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Israel sports club from Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel 's largest sports club Maccabi Tel Aviv ( basketball), basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( football), football team Maccabi Tel Aviv