[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/touched.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / touched [← T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/T/) # touched «touched» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **put a hand or part of the body on something, or came into…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech verb, past form of touch (touch, touches, touched, touching); adjective ### meaning for a pupil 1) Touched means put a hand or part of the body on something, or came into contact with it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#m1) 2) Touched (adjective) means feeling grateful and moved because someone was kind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#m2) 3) Touched on means mentioned briefly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#m3) 4) Touched (old-fashioned, informal) means a little crazy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#m4) ### sense in the lessons Interpretation: In purity law, one who touched a dead body was unclean and had to purify on set days; the touch to Jacob's thigh is read by tradition as the reason Jews do not eat the thigh sinew. Esther touching the sceptre is read as the king's welcome, and Daniel's touch by an angel as God's strengthening. In the primary lessons: In hygiene, think about what you have touched: wash hands after touching animals, raw meat, rubbish or the toilet. In body safety lessons, you have the right to say no to being touched in a way you don't like, and to tell a trusted adult. In stories, a character who is touched feels warmth because of a kind act. In maths geometry, lines or shapes that touch meet at a point. Phrases: touched by, deeply touched, touched down (landed), touched on. ### examples - And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him. (Torah GEN.32.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x1) - And encamp ye without the camp seven days; whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives. (Torah NUM.31.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x2) - that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace; thou art now the blessed of the LORD.' (Torah GEN.26.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x3) - So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. (Writings EST.5.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x4) - Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me. (Writings DAN.10.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x5) - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me. (Writings JOB.19.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x6) - I touched the snow and it was cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x7) - Wash your hands after you've touched the hamster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x8) - I was touched by your kind card. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x9) - The plane touched down safely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x10) - The teacher touched on fractions briefly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x11) - Nobody should touch you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x12) - The circle touched the line at one point. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x13) - He touched it and felt something hard within. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/#x14) ### note Pronounced "tucht", one syllable. "Touched" (moved by kindness) is a nice feeling, not a sad one. In maths, a line that just touches a circle at one point is called a tangent. ### In the corpora - [Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.487/) - [So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.82/) - [And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me tottering upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.301/) - [Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.309/) - [Happy tears come when people are moved, touched or very happy; they pass quickly and leave people feeling warm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/20/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «touched» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/touched/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.