08414

08414 תֹּהוּ‎ tohuw to’-hoo from an unused root meaning to lie waste; n m; [BDB-1062b] {See TWOT on 2494 @@ "2494a" } AV-vain 4, vanity 4, confusion 3, without form 2, wilderness 2, nought 2, nothing 1, empty place 1, waste 1; 20

1) formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness

1a) formlessness (of primeval earth)

1a1) nothingness, empty space

1b) that which is empty or unreal (of idols) (fig)

1c) wasteland, wilderness (of solitary places)

1d) place of chaos

1e) vanity

• For a discussion of the Gap Theory, see Science 15.