Who are the maccabee children?

Question

Who are the maccabee children?

Answer 1

Everyone knows that Judah was called 'Judah Hamaccabee' (the Maccabee), and eventually the Hasmoneans came to be known as “Maccabees.” but who were The Hasmoneans and what does Maccabee mean?

Hasmoneans There are many interpretations presented for the origin of the word “Hasmonean.” In Maoz Tzur the author calls them "Hashmanim" from the word “noble or distinguished” (found in Psalms 68:32), and may have been a title of honor given to a family of Kohanim, to denote their high priestly standing. In the Talmud, Tractate Shabbos, 21b, and also Bava Basra 3b, they are referred to as "Bait Hasmonean,” (the house or family of Hasmoneans), possibly the family’s ancestral name. Alternatively, it has been suggested that “Chashmonai” may indicate the family’s origins in a town called Cheshmon in Judea.

Answer 2

Read the books of the Maccabees in the Bible--The Catholic one Jerusalem Bible is a good one