thence

adverb (thence — old, formal)

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

Everyday

From that place; from there. tree →
From that time; after that. tree →
For that reason; therefore. tree →

In the lessons

An old word met in classic books, the Bible and old maps or directions: «They went to London, and thence to Dover.» In modern talk people say «from there». In maths proofs very old texts write «thence» for «so».

Examples

They sailed to France and thence to Spain. tree →
Go to the old oak and thence turn left. tree →
He moved to Leeds and thence to Scotland. tree →
From the Wild Wood the path led thence to Badger's house. tree →
The river runs down to the town and thence to the sea. tree →
We stayed a week in Paris, thence by train to Rome. tree →

Note

Old-fashioned and formal; do not use it in everyday writing. Related old words: hence (from here), whence (from where). «From thence» is a common old phrase though strictly «thence» already means «from there».

In Jewish tradition

An old word meaning from there. In the primary lessons: An old word met in classic books, the Bible and old maps or directions: «They went to London, and thence to Dover.» In modern talk people say «from there». In maths proofs very old texts write «thence» for «so».

Examples

And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. (Torah GEN.26.23, JPS 1917) tree →
And they laded their asses with their corn, and departed thence. (Torah GEN.42.26, JPS 1917) tree →
From thence they journeyed, and pitched in the valley of Zered. (Torah NUM.21.12, JPS 1917) tree →
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi. (Prophets 1SA.24.1, JPS 1917) tree →
From thence she spieth out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off. (Writings JOB.39.29, JPS 1917) tree →
But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds. (Writings PSA.64.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Early Modern English

Meaning

From that place. tree →

Then and now

Today it is old and formal; we say "from there."

Examples

And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. (Torah GEN.26.23, JPS 1917) tree →
Your father banished me thence also.” (Irish Fairy Tales) tree →
Here, there; מִכַּאן thence, from thence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Today: from there.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «thence» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«thence» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «thence» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«thence» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «thence» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«thence» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.

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