wherein

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English

Etymology

where- +‎ in

Pronunciation

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Adverb

wherein (not comparable)

  1. How, or in what way.
    • Bible, 1 Kings 18:9
      Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

See also

Conjunction

wherein

  1. Where, or in which location.
    • Bible, Numbers 35:34
      Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
  2. During which.
    • Bible, Ecclesiastes 8:9
      There is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
  3. How, or in what way.
    • Bible, 1 Samuel 8:9
      In order to show them wherein they were wrong, Samuel was instructed to bear witness against them...

See also

Here-, there-, and where- words