dybbuk
English
Alternative forms
- dibbuk
Etymology
From Yiddish דיבוק (dibek), from Hebrew דבק (dovek, “cling”).
Noun
dybbuk (plural dybbuks or dybbukim)
- 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