Know the Word.

Hebrew word

tôhûw

to'-hoo

תֹּהוּ

What it means

a desolation, i.e. desert

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

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to lie waste

How the King James translates it

  • vain4
  • form2
  • wilderness2
  • confusion2
  • vanity2
  • waste1
  • nothing1
  • place1

Every place it appears 16

Genesis1:2
Deuteronomy32:10
1 Samuel12:21
Psalms107:40
Jeremiah4:23