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# heretofore

«heretofore» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Up until now, before this time: the rules heretofore were…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (formal, old use)

### meaning for a pupil

Up until now, before this time: the rules heretofore were simple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heretofore/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "As heretofore" means as before, as in earlier times. In the primary lessons: in tales, it shows how things were before a change; a formal, old word

### examples

- 'Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore. (Torah EXO.5.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heretofore/#x1)
- And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, saying: 'Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your appointed task in making brick both yesterday and today as heretofore?' (Torah EXO.5.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heretofore/#x2)
- And Moses said unto the LORD: 'Oh Lord, I am not a man of words, neither heretofore, nor since Thou hast spoken unto Thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.' (Torah EXO.4.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heretofore/#x3)
- Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure; come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore.' (Prophets JOS.3.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heretofore/#x4)
- Heretofore the castle gates were always open. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heretofore/#x5)
- Heretofore we had never seen a dragon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heretofore/#x6)
- The house was quiet heretofore. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heretofore/#x7)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- ['Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.122/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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