Synonyms

dybbuk

American

[dee-book, dib-uhk] / diˈbuk, ˈdɪb ək /

Or dibbuk

noun

Jewish Folklore.

a demon, or the soul of a dead person, that enters the body of a living person and directs the person's conduct, exorcism being possible only by a religious ceremony.

dybbuk British

/ diˈbuk, ˈdɪbək /

noun

Judaism (in the folklore of the cabala) the soul of a dead sinner that has transmigrated into the body of a living person

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Etymology

Origin of dybbuk

First recorded in 1900–05; from Yiddish dibek, from Hebrew dibbūq, derivative of dābhaq “cleave (to)”; spelling dybbuk is a Polish transliteration of the Hebrew word

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dybbuk

noun

noun

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noun

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Origin of dybbuk

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