wherewithal

«wherewithal» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the money or means needed to do something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) The wherewithal is the money or means needed to do something. tree →

2) (old use) The wherewithal is the things needed for a task, such as food for a feast. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In this old use the word means "by what means" and begins a question. It is not the modern noun. Interpretation: The verse is read as asking how a young person can stay pure, and the answer is by keeping God's word. In the primary lessons: in tales, a person has the wherewithal to bury someone or to hold a feast for friends

examples

• Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure? (Writings PSA.119.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• He had the wherewithal to treat his friends. tree →
• I have no wherewithal to buy a boat. tree →
• They lacked the wherewithal for the long journey. tree →

note

nothing for maths; it names money or means, but it does not change a count

In the corpora

• Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure?

Trees and pragmatics

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