English
Mossad
Mossad comes from Hebrew מוֹסָד ‘an institute, institution, association’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentמוֹסָדmosád‘an institute, institution, association’literally ‘institute’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Mossad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hebrew1880s–presentמוֹסָדmosád‘an institute, institution, association’literally ‘institute’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Mossad
Earliest quotation: 2025, Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann and Jeremy Diamond: “Israeli intelligence agency Mossad had smuggled weapons into Iran…”
Every English word from Hebrew מוֹסָד
Today it means
name The national intelligence agency of Israel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew מוֹסָד / Mossad