Dagan
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- proper noun
- Literature
- Mossad Chief Meir Dagan opposed the transaction on security grounds, saying that the proceeds would fund terror (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Oct 2007).
Examples
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Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan referred to the possibility of a future Israeli Air Force attack on Iranian nuclear facilities as "the stupidest thing I have ever heard" during a conference held at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on Friday.
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Addressing an audience at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in May 2011, Meir Dagan said that the idea of attacking Iranian nuclear sites was "the stupidest thing" he had ever heard and that such an attempt would have a near-zero chance of success.
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In the beginning of the year, the former chief of the Israeli Mossad, Meir Dagan, was a lone voice in the wilderness.
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On the first day of the conflict, Mossad chief Maj. Gen. Meir Dagan recommended that the Israeli air force target Syrian sites.
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A shoe was thrown at Israel's ambassador to Sweden, Mr. Benny Dagan, when he was giving a speech at Stockholm University today.
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We know he's bluffing when he suggests Israel might attack Iran by itself because Meir Dagan, the former Israeli intelligence chief and no dove, called this threat "the stupidest thing I have ever heard."
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Ancient farmers offered sacrifices to Dagan in hopes of a fruitful harvest.
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In Mesopotamian temples, worshippers honored Dagan with rituals dedicated to agriculture.
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The legend of Dagan as a god of the earth was central to ancient Semitic culture.
Synonyms
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A god of farming and the earth that the Philistines worship
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Dagan probably comes from an old Semitic word dagan meaning 'grain', so a helpful way to remember him is as the grain and farming god who looked after crops and the earth.