Etymology

makhtesh

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Today it means: A geological landform having steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley, usually drained by a single wadi. Full definition →

Hebrew מַכְתֵּשׁ
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמַכְתֵּשׁ
  2. English todaymakhtesh

From Hebrew מַכְתֵּשׁ.

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