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# therein

«therein» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: **in it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### kind

archaic word

### modern equivalent

in it

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

In that place, thing or document. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/therein/#m1)

### how it differs from today

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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/therein/#x1)
- Everyday necessity is the stagnant pool of life--no lovely picture reflects itself therein. (Andersen's Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/therein/#x2)
- And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. (Torah NUM.32.40, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/therein/#x3)

### primary record

therein

### tests

manual 10.1; corpora 90 (Torah 64, tales 24, Sefer Yetzirah 2); EWT 0; ratio 10.2 (Torah alone 149.3); Wiktionary no archaic label

### In the corpora

- [And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.224/)
- [The field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1631/)
- [Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard lying words.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.125/)
- [And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1230/)
- [And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1234/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «therein» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/therein/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.