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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew נְגִיעָה (“touch”).
Noun
negiah (uncountable)
- (Jewish law) Physical contact between the sexes outside of marriage or familial relations.
- (Jewish law) The prohibition against this.
2006 June 9, Lisa, “LESBIAN & GAY SHABBAT DINNER - 5 JUNE -- RODEPH SHOLOM (NYC)”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (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.