Definition of Palmach in English:
Palmach
(also Palmah, Palmakh)
noun
historical
A commando force of the Haganah, created in 1941 and incorporated into the Israeli national army in 1948.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Times. From modern Hebrew palmaḥ, short for pĕluggōṯ maḥaṣ shock troops.
Pronunciation
Palmach
/palˈmax//ˈpalmax//ˈpalmak/