בֹּהוּ

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences3 books3 verses

Definition

from an unused root (meaning to be empty); a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin
Traditional renderings: emptiness, void.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Genesis 1:2וָבֹ֔הוּ · and void
    Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
  2. Isaiah 34:11בֹֽהוּ׃ · of destruction
    The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
  3. Jeremiah 4:23וָבֹ֑הוּ · and void
    I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.