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# wherein

adverb

«wherein» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

In what place, thing or way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/wherein/#m1)

### Then and now

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/wherein/#x1)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/wherein/#x2)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/wherein/#x3)

### Note

Today: in which.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wherein» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/wherein/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wherein» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/wherein.html) on Mova free.