dibbuk

Jewish folklore ghost

A dibbuk is a malevolent spirit in Jewish folklore—the dislocated soul of a dead person that enters and possesses a living body.

The possessed person speaks in the voice of the dead and must be exorcised through religious ritual.

Also spelled dybbuk.

The rabbi performed the rite to cast out the dibbuk.

haunting

possession

State of owning

specterGhostly threatening presence
apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
ghostlyResembling a specter

eerie · uncanny · paranormal · frightening · tormented · restless dead · clinging · attached · malevolent · vengeful

folklore

legend

Unverified traditional tale

supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
ghostApparition of the dead

dead · soul · theater · play · storytelling · Eastern European · superstition · cautionary tale · oral tradition · folktale

exorcism

ritual

Ceremonial set of actions

rabbiJewish spiritual leader
minyanJewish prayer quorum
shofarRitual horn from ram

incantation · banishment · deliverance · purification · psalms · prayer · amulet · candles · cemetery · toe

Jewish

Kabbalah

Jewish esoteric tradition

YiddishAshkenazi Jewish language
HasidicOf fervent Jewish pietism
rabbiJewish spiritual leader

Torah · mysticism · Talmud · synagogue · shtetl · Ashkenazi · golem · kabbalist · Baal Shem Tov · seance

possession

inhabit

To dwell within

clingHold tightly to
attachJoin or connect
enterPass into a space

occupy · overpower · seize · control · dominate · unfinished business · restless · wandering · displaced · trapped

Opposites

spiritual intention

dibbukguardian angel

Protective spirit assigned individually

angel · protective spirit · spirit guide · holy spirit · fairy godmother

spiritual state

dibbukancestor spirit

Soul of dead relative

relationship to host/living

dibbukguardian angel

Protective spirit assigned individually

protector · spirit guide · muse · familiar

Family

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