H8414 — תֹּהוּ (tôhûw)

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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)
    2. nothingness, empty space
    3. that which is empty or unreal (of idols) (fig)
    4. wasteland, wilderness (of solitary places)
    5. place of chaos
    6. vanity

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G94 ἄδικος ádikos from G1 (as a negative particle) and G1349 unjust; by extension wicked; by implication, treacherous; specially, heathen unjust, unrighteous
G517 ἀόρατος aóratos from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3707 invisible invisible (thing)
G1373 δίψος dípsos of uncertain affinity thirst thirst
G2048 ἔρημος érēmos of uncertain affinity lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 being implied) desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness
G2756 κενός kenós apparently a primary word empty (literally or figuratively) empty, (in) vain
G3152 μάταιος mátaios from the base of G3155 empty, i.e. (literally) profitless, or (specially), an idol vain, vanity

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.