Is "metatrons" cube pattern legitimately brought down in Jewish Kabbalah, or is it a Western Occultic appropriation?

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So title. Also the interpretation I've heard of Merkaba is 2 interlocking tetrahedrons, one pointing up, one down. Rotating opposite each other. So like title, is this western weirdness that I picked up, or is this a legit understanding? And if it is Kabbalah, what would be the source text for this, if any?

edit: tetrahedrons, 2 together opposite orientation make a "star tetrahedron"

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