wherein

«wherein» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: in which — 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

in which

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

In what place, thing or way. tree →

how it differs from today

Today we say "in which" or "where"; the word itself is old and no longer used in everyday speech.

examples

• And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire. (Torah NUM.31.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• Presently he finds himself in a different world, wherein he meets a beauteous maiden who explains everything to him. (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) tree →
• And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. (Torah GEN.7.15, JPS 1917) tree →

tests

manual 10.1; corpora 76 (Torah 36, tales 40, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 1; ratio 2.9 (Torah alone 28.0); Wiktionary no archaic label

In the corpora

• And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.
• then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more.
• And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.
• And the priest said unto them: 'Go in peace; before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.'
• And Jehoash did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

Trees and pragmatics

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