Hebrew word study
תֹּהוּ H8414
- Transliteration
- tôhûw
- Pronunciation
- to'-hoo
- KJV glosses
- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
Lexical summary
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert
figuratively, a worthless thing
adverbially, in vain
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert
figuratively, a worthless thing
adverbially, in vain
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information