Strong's H8414 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: תֹּהוּ (tôhûw)

Pronunciation: to'-hoo

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to lie waste

Definition: a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain

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

Senses

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

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