tohuw <08414>
wht tohuw
| Pronunciation | : | to'-hoo |
| Origin | : | from an unused root meaning to lie waste |
| Reference | : | TWOT - 2494a |
| PrtSpch | : | n m (noun masculine) |
| In Hebrew | : | wht 10, whtb 4, whtw 2, whtk 1, whtbw 1, whtl 1, whth 1 |
| In NET | : | empty 3, wasteland 3, nothing 2, empty space 1, false charges 1, without order 1, desert waste 1, absolutely nothing 1, false words 1, insignificant 1, substance 1, ruined 1, ruin 1, without shape 1, vain 1 |
| In AV | : | vain 4, vanity 4, confusion 3, without form 2, wilderness 2, nought 2, nothing 1, empty place 1, waste 1 |
| Count | : | 20 |
| Definition | : |
1) formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
1a) formlessness (of primeval earth)
1a1) nothingness, empty space
1b) that which is empty or unreal (of idols) (fig)
1c) wasteland, wilderness (of solitary places)
1d) place of chaos
1e) vanity
from an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain: KJV -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness. |
| Related Greek | : | adikov <94>; aoratov <517>; diqov <1373>; erhmov <2048>; kenov <2756>; mataiov <3152> |
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