thereof

«thereof» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: of it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

kind

archaic word

modern equivalent

of it

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

Of that or of those just mentioned. tree →

how it differs from today

Still used in formal and legal writing but not in speech, where we say "of it."

examples

• the table, all the vessels thereof, and the showbread; (Torah EXO.39.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• Swiftly they moved on their way, but the story that tells thereof moves still swifter. (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) tree →
• It is unclear if the author or editor of this section is employing Hebrew terms in a novel way, is unfamiliar with human physiology, or is using animal organs to some symbolic effect, or some combination thereof. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

primary record

thereof

tests

manual 10.1; corpora 376 (Torah 361, tales 14, Sefer Yetzirah 1); EWT 0; ratio 42.6 (Torah alone 842.4); Wiktionary no archaic label

In the corpora

• And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof.
• Only flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
• And Joseph answered and said: 'This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days;
• And I will put forth My hand, and smite Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in the midst thereof.
• And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron: 'This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no alien eat thereof;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «thereof» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.