Dybbuk

This article is about the dybbuk from Jewish folklore.

• The Dybbuk is a play by S. Ansky.

A dybbuk, in European Jewish folklore, is a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. The word "dybbuk" is derived from the Hebrew דיבוק, meaning "attachment"; the dyybuk attaches itself to the body of a living person and inhabits it, and must be exorcised by a prescribed religious rite. According to belief, a soul which has not been able to fulfill its function in its lifetime is given another opportunity to do so in the form of a dybbuk.

See also Qliphoth.

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