H8414Hebrewṯōhû

תֹּהוּ

confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.

20
Total Occurrences
7
Books
20
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
  • 2formlessness (of primeval earth)
  • 3that which is empty or unreal (of idols) (figuratively)
  • 4wasteland, wilderness (of solitary places)
  • 5place of chaos
  • 6vanity

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root meaning to lie waste;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: tôhûw; Pronunciation: to'-hoo