dybbuk

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Etymology [edit]

From Yiddish, from Hebrew דבק (dovek, “cling”).

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Noun [edit]

dybbuk (plural dybbuks)

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

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References [edit]

  • The Oxford English Dictionary
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