negiah

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew נְגִיעָה (touch).

Noun

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negiah (uncountable)

  1. (Jewish law) Physical contact between the sexes outside of marriage or familial relations.
  2. (Jewish law) The prohibition against this.
    • 2006 June 9, Lisa, “LESBIAN & GAY SHABBAT DINNER - 5 JUNE -- RODEPH SHOLOM (NYC)”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated[1] (Usenet):
      If I see a young man and woman out on a date in the US, would I not assume that even if they were makpid on kashrut, they might not be as makpid on negia? Or even on pre-marital sex? After all, that is exceedingly common in the US today, and it's even made inroads among ostensibly Orthodox Jews.
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