dybbuk

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English

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Etymology

From Yiddish דיבוק (dibek), from Hebrew דבק (dovek, cling).

Noun

dybbuk (plural dybbuks or dybbukim)

  1. (mythology, Judaism) A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person.

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References

  • The Oxford English Dictionary