The title Merkavo't is drawn from the Hebrew root ”Racho'v” from which various words implying motion or combined acts are derived. The word ”Merkava” is found also in Kabalistic literature (Ma'ase Merkava') as a metaphor of the complex and sacred act of creation.

The work is written in two thematically interrelated movements, where the second is an abstract reflection of the first. The first movement, entitled Tenuo't (motions), deals with contrasting and complementary relationships between the full orchestra and a chamber group of instruments, such as a string quartet or quintet, within the orchestra itself.

Homogeneous and clear sonic figures appear and disappear at various points in the acoustic space and are connected by fragments of melodies (played by the solo instruments or the chamber groups) that enter and then disappear stealthily within the space, weaving an element of continuous motion into their heavy textures.​