DYBBUK


Meaning of DYBBUK in English

/ ˈdɪbʊk; NAmE / noun

( pl. dyb·buks or dyb·buk·im / ˈdɪbʊkɪm; NAmE /) (in Jewish stories) an evil spirit that enters the body of a living person

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WORD ORIGIN

from Yiddish dibek , from Hebrew dibbūq , from dāḇaq cling.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.