H8414 תֹּהוּ (tôhûw) — a desolation (of surface)

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H8414

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

KJV usage: confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.

Etymology: from an unused root meaning to lie waste;

Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness. confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.

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