wherein

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.
   • Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 1 Kings 18:9

Conjunction

wherein

1. Where, or in which location.
   • Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel. Numbers 35:34
2. During which.
   • There is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. Ecclesiastes 8:9
3. How, or in what way.
   • In order to show them wherein they were wrong, Samuel was instructed to bear witness against them... 1 Samuel 8:9

See also

• (‘here-’ words) here; hereabout, hereabouts, hereafter, hereat, herebefore, hereby, herefore, herefrom, herein, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinto, hereof, hereon, hereto, heretofore, hereunder, hereunto, hereupon, herewith, herewithal
• (‘there-’ words) there; thereabout, thereabouts, thereafter, thereagain, thereagainst, thereamong, therearound, thereas, thereat, therebefore, therebeside, thereby, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereinbefore, thereinto, thereof, thereon, thereto, theretofore, thereunder, thereunto, thereupon, therewith, therewithal
• (‘where-’ words) where; whereabout, whereabouts, whereafter, whereagainst, whereamong, whereas, whereat, whereby, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinafter, whereinbefore, whereinto, whereof, whereon, whereto, wheretofore, whereunder, whereunto, whereupon, wherewith, wherewithal