dibbuk
- noun
- /ˈdɪbʌk/
- Literature
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dibbuk
- It's a dibbuk box.
Examples
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A dibbuk box was made with the belief that the evil itself could somehow be contained.
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The dibbuk looks for innocence.
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The dibbuk will do everything it can to stop us.
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I think it says, "Dibbuk."
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The only way to stop the dibbuk is by commanding it back into the box by its name.
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The dibbuk could come upon anyone attempting to perform the ceremony.
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The final stage is when the dibbuk attaches to the host, the two becoming one.
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Where's the dibbuk?
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In Jewish folklore, a dibbuk is a malevolent spirit that possesses its victim and controls their actions.
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Legends warn that a dibbuk seeks out those who have recently experienced misfortune.
Synonyms
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A bad spirit from Jewish stories that enters and takes control of a living person
An invisible spirit people believe can appear as a person or animal and cause strange events
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dibbuk comes from Hebrew and the root d-b-q meaning 'to stick' or 'cling'. In old Jewish stories a dibbuk is a harmful spirit that 'sticks' to a person and controls them, so the name fits its meaning.