The word Maccabi used to refer to one of the Maccabees, whose story has become synonymous with courage, success and victory. Nowadays, several Israeli and Jewish organisations carry this name:

• Maccabi (sports), international sports association
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• Maccabi Sherutei Briut, an Israeli Health Maintenance Organization
• Maccabee (beer), produced by Tempo Beer Industries Ltd.
• Maccabim-Re'ut, a former local council in central Israel
• Operation Maccabi, a 1948 military operation attempting to clear Arab forces blocking the road from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.