wherein

English

Etymology

where- +‎ in

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: (h)wârinʹ IPA^(key): /(h)wɛɹˈɪn/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: wârinʹ IPA^(key): /wɛəɹˈɪn/

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Adverb

wherein (not comparable)

1. How, or in what way.
   • 1901, American Standard Version, 1 Kings 18:9

     Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

See also

• Category:English pronominal adverbs

Conjunction

wherein

1. Where, or in which location.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Numbers 35:34:

     Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

2. During which.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Ecclesiastes 8:9:

     There is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

3. How, or in what way.
   • Bible, 1 Samuel 8:9

     In order to show them wherein they were wrong, Samuel was instructed to bear witness against them...

See also

Here-, there-, and where- words

• (about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout
• (abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts
• (after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter
• (again): thereagain
• (against): thereagainst, whereagainst
• (among): thereamong, whereamong
• (around): therearound
• (as): thereas, whereas
• (at): hereat, thereat, whereat
• (before): herebefore, therebefore
• (beside): therebeside
• (by): hereby, thereby, whereby
• (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore
• (from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom
• (in): herein, therein, wherein
• (in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter
• (in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore
• (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto
• (of): hereof, thereof, whereof
• (on): hereon, thereon, whereon
• (to): hereto, thereto, whereto
• (tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore
• (under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder
• (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto
• (upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon
• (with): herewith, therewith, wherewith
• (withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal