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Definition of dybbuk noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dybbuk

noun
 
/ˈdɪbʊk/
 
/ˈdɪbʊk/
(plural dybbuks, dybbukim
 
/ˈdɪbʊkɪm/
 
/ˈdɪbʊkɪm/
)
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  1. (in traditional Jewish stories) an evil spirit that enters the body of a living person
    Word Originfrom Yiddish dibek, from Hebrew dibbūq, from dāb̲aq ‘cling’.
See dybbuk in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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