Merkaba is pronounced “Mer-KA-ba”.
The Merkaba symbol is a shape made of 2 intersecting tetrahedrons that spin in opposite directions, creating a 3-dimensional energy field.
Merkaba, also spelled Merkabah, translates literally to light, spirit, body surrounded by counter-rotating fields of light, and is considered to be a light vehicle for space, time, dimensional travel. The first four shapes correspond with the elements: earth (hexahedron), air (octahedron), fire (tetrahedron) and water (Icosahedron), with the fifth, dodecahedron, representing heaven, ether or the Universe. The Tetrahedron (also called the Triangular Pyramid). It contains 4 faces, 4 vertices and 6 edges.