Dybbuk
Sign in to savethumb|300px|, by Ephraim Moses Lilien|Ephraim Moshe Lilien (1874–1925). In Jewish mythology, a '''''' (; , from the Hebrew verb , 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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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Expulsion
- Dybbuk in popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|300px|, by Ephraim Moses Lilien|Ephraim Moshe Lilien (1874–1925). In Jewish mythology, a '''''' (; , from the Hebrew verb , 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.
==Etymology== comes from the Hebrew word , meaning 'a case of attachment', which is a nominal form derived from the verb 'to adhere' or 'cling'.
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