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# whereof

adverb

«whereof» 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

Of what, or of which thing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whereof/#m1)

### Then and now

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

### Examples

- Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?' (Torah GEN.3.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whereof/#x1)
- A fine collation was served up, whereof the young Prince ate not a morsel, so intently was he busied in gazing on her. (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whereof/#x2)
- And from thence to Beer; that is the well whereof the LORD said unto Moses: 'Gather the people together, and I will give them water.' (Torah NUM.21.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/whereof/#x3)

### Note

Today: of which.

## On Mova

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