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H8414 · תֹּהוּ

tôhûw

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

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

KJV gloss list in the source

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

Source pronunciation notation: to'-hoo

Derivation recorded by Strong

from an unused root meaning to lie waste;

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