Maccabees History Of 
Supreme YAHWEH's Valiant Men

Maccabees history of YAHWEH's valiant men; glossary to expound meaning and understanding to terms not commonly known.

Ancestral Traditions (Law and Commandments)

Yahweh's Law, Commandments and way.

August

worthy of respect, inspiring reverence

braziers

a metal pan, bowl, etc, to hold burning coals or charcoal

colonnade

A circular range of columns

dirges

A song or tune intended to express grief, sorrow and mourning

Eradicate

To destroy thoroughly

Gormandizer

A greedy voracious eater.

Hippodrome

a course for races surrounded by a tier of seats in an oval

Kohen {ko-hane'}

Hebrew word for priest Strong's #3548

Maccabees

Hebrew spelling Sefer ha-Makabim meaning the hammer

magnanimous

humble, meek

Nullified

To make void or render invalid

piety

duty and devotion unto YAHWEH

Ramparts

mound of earth round a place

retinue

A train of attendants usually for a prince or distinguished personage

scourged 

Whipped; lashed; punished severely; harassed.

 Scythian

Barbarians noted in YeremYah 4:5-31, 5:15-17, 6:1-8, 22-26 and Zeph. 1:7,8, 14-18 and Col. 3:11

Sovereign

Supreme in power

Temperate

Moderate, not excessive

tyrannical

unjustly rule, lord, rule with unjust and oppressive severity

Yitschaq

Hebrew #3327 for Isaac means "he laughs"