Etymology

negiah

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Today it means: Physical contact between the sexes outside of marriage or familial relations. Full definition →

Hebrew נְגִיעָה
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The story

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromנְגִיעָה“touch”
  2. English todaynegiah

Borrowed from Hebrew נְגִיעָה (“touch”).

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