Tohuw

to'-hoo
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Tohuw Definition

  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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
wht
Origin
from an unused root meaning to lie waste
Strong's Number
08414
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 2494a

KJV Word Usage

vain
4
vanity
4
confusion
3
without form
2
wilderness
2
nought
2
nothing
1
empty place
1
waste
1
Total
20

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Tohuw". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .