noun
- Plural of dibbuk; in Jewish folklore, a malevolent spirit or the soul of a dead person that enters and possesses the body of a living person.
Usage: From Yiddish and Hebrew; often spelled 'dybbuk' or 'dibbuk'; Primarily used in religious, folkloric, or literary contexts
Examples
- In Jewish folklore, dibbuks were believed to be restless spirits seeking redemption.
- The rabbi performed an exorcism to drive out the dibbuks that had possessed the young woman.
- The play 'The Dybbuk' explores the tragic consequences of dibbuks entering human bodies.
- Medieval texts describe various methods for protecting oneself from dibbuks.
- Scholars of Jewish mysticism have studied accounts of dibbuks throughout history.