In Jewish mythology, a dybbuk 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.

What does dybbuk mean in Hebrew?

dybbuk, also spelled dibbuk, plural dybbukim, in Jewish folklore, a disembodied human spirit that, because of former sins, wanders restlessly until it finds a haven in the body of a living person. Belief in such spirits was especially prevalent in 16th–17th-century eastern Europe.

What is a divoc Hebrew?

Divoc is a term derived from the Hebrew word 'dybbuk', which is an evil spirit capable of possessing other creatures, and it's believed to be the suffering soul of the dead. The dybbuk is the soul of an evil person who's soul wants to evade the punishment and tries to stay on this dimension by possessing another body.