therein

adverb (formal)

«therein» 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

(formal) In that place, thing or document. tree →
therein lies: that is where something is found: "therein lies the problem". tree →

In the lessons

A stiff word in legal papers and old books: "the box and everything therein". "Therein lies the problem" is still used in everyday writing. Phrases: therein lies.

Examples

The house and all the furniture therein were sold. tree →
Read the contract and the rules therein. tree →
He wanted fame; therein lay his problem. tree →
The box and the toys therein belong to Sam. tree →
Therein lies the secret of her success. tree →
Therein was written that you were staying in the hot countries, where the coffee grows. tree →

Note

Old-fashioned and formal; in plain English say "in it" or "in there". Do not confuse with "their" or "there in" (two words in some sentences).

In Jewish tradition

Old formal word meaning "in it" or "in that place." The Torah uses it for living in a land or filling the earth. In the primary lessons: A stiff word in legal papers and old books: "the box and everything therein". "Therein lies the problem" is still used in everyday writing. Phrases: therein lies.

Examples

And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.' (Torah GEN.9.7, JPS 1917) tree →
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. (Torah NUM.32.40, JPS 1917) tree →
The Emim dwelt therein aforetime, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim; (Torah DEU.2.10, JPS 1917) tree →
And they built the city, and dwelt therein. (Prophets JDG.18.28, JPS 1917) tree →
Yea, the LORD will dwell therein for ever. (Writings PSA.68.17, JPS 1917) tree →
But they said: 'We will not walk therein.' (Prophets JER.6.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Old-fashioned and formal; in plain English say "in it" or "in there". Do not confuse with "their" or "there in" (two words in some sentences).

Early Modern English

Meaning

In that place, thing or document. tree →

Then and now

Still used in formal writing but not in speech, where we say "in it."

Examples

And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.' (Torah GEN.9.7, JPS 1917) tree →
Everyday necessity is the stagnant pool of life--no lovely picture reflects itself therein. (Andersen's Fairy Tales) tree →
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. (Torah NUM.32.40, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: in it.

On Mova

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