yichud

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/ˈjɪxʊd//ˈjiːxʊd//-əd//jiːˈxuːd/

noun

The prohibition in Jewish religious law against seclusion in a private area of a man and a woman who are not married to each other, so as to prevent adultery or promiscuity.

OriginHebrew יִחוּד →
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Meanings

nounyichud (uncountable)
  1. JudaismuncountableThe prohibition in Jewish religious law against seclusion in a private area of a man and a woman who are not married to each other, so as to prevent adultery or promiscuity.
  2. JudaismuncountableThe state of being secluded in a private area with someone of the opposite sex.

    If a man and a woman entered yichud, in the presence of witnesses, with the intent of their act signifying marriage, they *would* be married enough to require a get, regardless of whether or not they actually had sex in the room.

    1996 April 30, Jonathan Kamens, “Question on love affairs and illegitimate children”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)

Origin

  1. Hebrewיִחוּד
  2. Englishyichud

Borrowed from Hebrew יִחוּד (yikhúd).

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