DYBBUK


Meaning of DYBBUK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdi-bək ]

noun

( plural dyb·bu·kim ˌdi-bu̇-ˈkēm ; also dybbuks )

Etymology: Yiddish dibek, from Late Hebrew dibbūq

Date: circa 1903

: a wandering soul believed in Jewish folklore to enter and control a living body until exorcised by a religious rite

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.