Strongs Number: H8414
- Hebrew Word
- תֹּהוּ
- Transliteration
- tôhûw
- Phonetic
- to'-hoo
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a desolation (of {surface}) that {is} desert; figuratively a worthless thing; adverbially in vain
- BDB Definition
-
1. formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
a. formlessness (of primeval earth)
1. nothingness, empty space
b. that which is empty or unreal (of idols) (fig)
c. wasteland, wilderness (of solitary places)
d. place of chaos
e. vanity
- Origin
- From an unused root meaning to lie waste
- Bible Usage
- {confusion} empty {place} without {form} {nothing} (thing of) {nought} {vain} {vanity} {waste} wilderness.