Etymology

Merkava

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Today it means: A tank developed and used by the Israeli Defense Forces. Full definition →

Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה
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The story

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמֶרְכָּבָה“a chariot”
  2. English todayMerkava

From Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (“a chariot”)

Words from the same roots

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Merkabah

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.