בֹּהוּ
bohu (bōhû)
/BO-hoo/
“emptiness, void, desolation”
Emptiness, void, vacancy; occurs in hendiadys with tohu to express uninhabited desolation awaiting divine creative fullness.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From an unused root meaning to be empty.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
voidemptiness
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: בֹּהוּ (emptiness, void, desolation) -> G0182
LXX conceptual translation: בֹּהוּ (emptiness, void, desolation) -> G2048
Key Biblical Occurrences (3)
Foundational passages where בֹּהוּ (bohu) carries significant theological or narrative weight.