מוסד
Hebrew
Noun
מוֹסָד • (mosád) m (plural indefinite מוֹסָדוֹת, singular construct מוסד־, plural construct מוסדות־)
- An institute, institution, association.
- מוסדות אקדמיים ― mosadót akadémiyim ― academic institutions
- מוסדות לימוד ― mosadót-limúd ― institutions of learning
Usage notes
- מוסד (mosád) is frequently used in the names of specific institutions, and may be used as a shorthand for any of these. In particular, it is frequently used as a shorthand for המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים (hamosád l'modi'ín ul'tafkidím m'yukhadím, “the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations”), known in English as the Mossad.