תֹּ֫הוּ
to.hu
“formlessness”
Definition
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
from an unused root meaning to lie waste;
- 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
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
תֹּ֫הוּ appears 19 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.
The city of chaos is shattered;every house is closed to entry.
All the nations are as nothing before Him;He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.
All makers of idols are nothing,and the things they treasure are worthless.Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend,so they are put to shame.
But I said, “I have labored in vain,I have spent My strength in futility and vanity;yet My vindication is with the LORD,and My reward is with My God.”
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