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# thereon

«thereon» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: **on 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

on it

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

On that or on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/thereon/#m1)

### how it differs from today

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

### examples

- and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses. (Torah EXO.40.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/thereon/#x1)
- Then she further bade him to see to her grave that nothing might grow thereon. (The Lilac Fairy Book) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/thereon/#x2)
- Thou shalt break it in pieces, and pour oil thereon; it is a meal-offering. (Torah LEV.2.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/thereon/#x3)

### primary record

thereon

### tests

manual 10.1; corpora 33 (Torah 26, tales 6, Sefer Yetzirah 1); EWT 0; ratio 3.7 (Torah alone 60.7); Wiktionary no archaic label

### In the corpora

- [Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.579/)
- [And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.895/)
- [and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1254/)
- [Thou shalt break it in pieces, and pour oil thereon; it is a meal-offering.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.22/)
- [And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon; it is a meal-offering.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.31/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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