dybbuk

English

Alternative forms

• dibbuk

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.

See also

• dybbuk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• The Oxford English Dictionary