Word Study · Strong's H922 · Hebrew

בֹּהוּ

bohu

bo'-hoo

Strong's 1890 spelling: bôhûw

“a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin

Rendered in the KJV as

emptiness, void.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

בֹֽהוּ׃1
וָבֹ֔הוּ1
וָבֹ֑הוּ1

How it is rendered · 2

and emptiness2
emptiness1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2
noun · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Ncmsa · 2
HNcmsa · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis1 of 3 · 33%
Isaiah1 of 3 · 33%
Jeremiah1 of 3 · 33%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 1:2וָבֹ֔הוּvavohuconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularNow 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.here: and emptiness

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 34:11בֹֽהוּ׃vohunoun · masculine singularThe 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.here: emptiness

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 4:23וָבֹ֑הוּvavohuconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularI looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.here: and emptiness

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