Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “בֹּהוּ”
Understanding bôhûw reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
emptiness, void. - a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin 1) emptiness, void, waste
H922
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
בֹּהוּ
Phoneticbo'-hoo
Transliterationbôhûw
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
emptiness, void. - a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin 1) emptiness, void, waste
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
3 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:2 | “And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” Word: בֹּהוּ (bôhûw) | |
| Isaiah 34:11 | “But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.” Word: בֹּהוּ (bôhûw) | |
| Jeremiah 4:23 | “I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.” Word: בֹּהוּ (bôhûw) |