Original: תֹּהוּ

Transliteration: tôhûw

Phonetic: to'-hoo

Short Definition: Confusion

Original: תּהוּ

Transliteration: tôhû

Phonetic: to'-hoo

BDB Definition:

1. formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
   1. formlessness (of primeval earth)
      1. nothingness, empty space
   2. that which is empty or unreal (of idols) (figuratively)
   3. wasteland, wilderness (of solitary places)
   4. place of chaos
   5. vanity

Origin: from an unused root meaning to lie waste

TWOT entry: 2494a

Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

Cognate: H8417