Dybbuk

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Name (Hebrew)
דיבוק
Name (Latin)
Dybbuk
Other forms of name
Dibbuk
Dibbuq
Dibuḳ
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Mysticism Judaism
Spirit possession
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1209317
Library of congress: sh 85040274
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Wikipedia description:

In Jewish mythology, a dybbuk (; Yiddish: דיבוק, from the Hebrew verb דָּבַק‎ dāḇaq meaning 'adhere' or 'cling') is a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. It supposedly leaves the host body once it has accomplished its goal, sometimes after being exorcised.

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