dybbuk
noun/ˈdɪbʊk/
/ˈdɪbʊk/
(plural dybbuks, dybbukim
/ˈdɪbʊkɪm/
/ˈdɪbʊkɪm/
)- (in traditional Jewish stories) an evil spirit that enters the body of a living personWord Originfrom Yiddish dibek, from Hebrew dibbūq, from dāb̲aq ‘cling’.
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