Bible Dictionaries
Whence

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(adv.) From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; - used interrogatively.

(2):

(adv.) From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; - used relatively.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whence'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whence.html. 1828.