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# wherewithal

«wherewithal» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the money or means needed to do something** — 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

noun (no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The wherewithal is the money or means needed to do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wherewithal/#m1)

2) (old use) The wherewithal is the things needed for a task, such as food for a feast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wherewithal/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In this old use the word means "by what means" and begins a question. It is not the modern noun. Interpretation: The verse is read as asking how a young person can stay pure, and the answer is by keeping God's word. In the primary lessons: in tales, a person has the wherewithal to bury someone or to hold a feast for friends

### examples

- Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure? (Writings PSA.119.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wherewithal/#x1)
- He had the wherewithal to treat his friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wherewithal/#x2)
- I have no wherewithal to buy a boat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wherewithal/#x3)
- They lacked the wherewithal for the long journey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wherewithal/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths; it names money or means, but it does not change a count

### In the corpora

- [Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2171/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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