therefor
part of speech
adverb (therefor — archaic, legal)
meaning for a pupil
(archaic, legal) Therefor means «for that» or «for it»: «goods and the payment therefor» means the goods and the payment for them. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: For that, as a result of it. Here a man dies for his own sin. Interpretation: Ezekiel is read as teaching that each person answers for his own deeds and may turn back by repentance. In the primary lessons: A very old-fashioned word found only in legal papers and old texts. Children are more likely to meet it as a spelling mistake for «therefore». In lessons: do not use it; use «for it» or «for that».
examples
- When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall die therefor; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. (Prophets EZK.18.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- The contract lists the goods and the price therefor. tree →
- He was punished and given no reason therefor. tree →
- In old laws you may read «a fee shall be paid therefor». tree →
- Therefor is not the same as therefore. tree →
note
Trap: «therefor» (no e, means «for that») is not «therefore» (with e, means «so, because of that»). In almost all school writing you want «therefore». Stress is on the end: there-FOR.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «therefor» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.