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Hebrew wordlink #290474

OSHB Isa 24:10 תֹּהוּ (tohū) Strongs=8414 Lemma=‘תֹּהוּ’
contextual word gloss=‘formlessness’ word gloss=‘chaos’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-712 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Isaiah

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Other uses (4) of identical word form תֹּהוּ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘תֹּהוּ’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘[are]_nothingness’, ‘emptiness’, ‘formlessness’.

JOB 26:7 contextual word gloss=‘emptiness’ word gloss=‘empty_space’ OSHB JOB 26:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 he_is_stretching _out the_north over emptiness he_is_hanging the_earth on not whatever. (JOB_26:7)

OET-RV: 7 He stretches out the north over empty space.
⇔ ≈ He hangs the earth upon nothing at all. (JOB 26:7)

ISA 44:9 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_nothingness’ word gloss=‘nothing’ OSHB ISA 44:9 word 4

OET-LV: 9 those _who_form _of (of)_an _idol of _them _of_all are_nothingness and_their _desired _of_things not they _confer _profit and_their _of_witnesses they not they _see and_not they _know so _that they _may _be _ashamed. (ISA_44:9)

OET-RV: 9 ◙ (ISA 44:9)

ISA 45:19 contextual word gloss=‘emptiness’ word gloss=‘in_vain’ OSHB ISA 45:19 word 11

OET-LV: 19 Not in_secrecy I _spoke in_a _place _of a _land _of darkness not I _said to_the _offspring _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) emptiness seek_me I YHWH am_speaking righteousness I_am_declaring uprightness(es). (ISA_45:19)

OET-RV: 19 ◙
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ISA 59:4 contextual word gloss=‘emptiness’ word gloss=‘empty_pleas’ OSHB ISA 59:4 word 9

OET-LV: 4 There_is_not one _who_calls in_righteousness and_there_is_not one _who_enters _into _judgement in_truth they _rely on emptiness and_they _speak worthlessness they _conceive mischief and_they _bring _forth wickedness. (ISA_59:4)

OET-RV: ⇔  4 ◙
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Hebrew words (3) other than תֹּהוּ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘formlessness’

GEN 1:2 תֹהוּ (tohū) Lemma=‘תֹּהוּ’ contextual word gloss=‘formlessness’ word gloss=‘formlessness’ OSHB GEN 1:2 word 3

OET-LV: 2 And_the_earth it _was formlessness and_emptiness and_darkness was_over the _surface _of the _deep and_spirit god was_hovering over the _surface _of the_waters. (GEN_1:2)

OET-RV: 2 The earth was formless and empty and darkness covered the surface of the depth waters and God’s spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters. (GEN 1:2)

ISA 34:11 תֹהוּ (tohū) Lemma=‘תֹּהוּ’ contextual word gloss=‘formlessness’ word gloss=‘formlessness’ OSHB ISA 34:11 word 11

OET-LV: 11 And_they_will _take _possession _of _it wilderness _owl and_hedgehog and_great _owl and_raven they _will _dwell in_it and_he _will _stretch _out on/upon_it(f) a _measuring-line _of formlessness and_stones _of emptiness. (ISA_34:11)

OET-RV: 11 ◙ (ISA 34:11)

JER 4:23 תֹהוּ (tohū) Lemma=‘תֹּהוּ’ contextual word gloss=‘[it_was]_formlessness’ word gloss=‘formlessness’ OSHB JER 4:23 word 5

OET-LV: 23 I _looked _at DOM the_earth/land and_see/lo/see it_was_formlessness and_emptiness and_near/to the_heavens and_was_not light _of_their. (JER_4:23)

OET-RV: 23 ◙
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