dybbuk
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Yiddish דיבוק (dibek), from Hebrew דבק (dovek, “cling”).
Noun[edit]
dybbuk (plural dybbuks or dybbukim)
- (mythology, Judaism) A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person.
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References[edit]
- The Oxford English Dictionary