תֹּהוּ
tohu (tōhû)
/TO-hoo/
“formlessness, confusion, wasteland”
Formlessness, unformed state, wilderness, void, nothingness; primeval condition of cosmos before God's ordering fiat (tohu va-bohu).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From an unused root meaning to lie waste.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
without formvainwildernessvanity
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: תֹּהוּ (formlessness, confusion, wasteland) -> G0182
LXX conceptual translation: תֹּהוּ (formlessness, confusion, wasteland) -> G3152
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where תֹּהוּ (tohu) carries significant theological or narrative weight.