Dybbuk
A dybbuk is a malicious possessing spirit in Jewish folklore, believed to be the disembodied soul of a dead person that wanders restlessly due to its former sins and unresolved earthly attachments. The name comes from the Hebrew word "davak," meaning "to cling" or "to cleave," describing how the spirit clings to and inhabits the body of a living person. Belief in dybbuks was especially prevalent in 16th and 17th century Eastern Europe among Ashkenazi Jewish communities, and the concept draws from Kabbalistic teachings about reincarnation and the journey of the soul. A dybbuk possession is typi