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Strong's Number H8414

תֹּהוּ

tohuw · to'-hoo

Transliteration:

tohuw{to'-hoo}

Word Origin:

from an unused root meaning to lie waste

TWOT:

2494a

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

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

Total: 20
Occurs 20 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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 For a discussion of the Gap Theory, \see topic 8756\.