negiah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Physical contact between the sexes outside of marriage or familial relations.
  2. The prohibition against this.

Word forms

negiah negia negiyah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew נְגִיעָה (“touch”).

Related words

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