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Where does “מכה” come from?

מכה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew מַכָּה, from Hebrew הִכָּה — to hit, to strike.

מכה (Hebrew): an attack, an assault, a hit; masculine singular...

Definitions

  1. an attack, an assault, a hit; masculine singular...

Ancestry of “מכה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמַכָּהblow, wound; attack
2Hebrewהִכָּהto hit, to strike
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