Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makhtesh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: makht-esh
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A geological landform having steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley, usually drained by a single wadi.

Etymology

From Hebrew מַכְתֵּשׁ.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: מַכְתֵּשׁ‬

Inflected Forms

machtesh (alternative)

Questions

What does makhtesh mean?: A geological landform having steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley, usually drained by a single wadi.
Where does makhtesh come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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