Tohu (תוהו) means nothingness in Hebrew.
It can also mean void. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
nothingness, void
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tohu.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקרארִיק, אַיִן.
וְלֹא תָּסוּרוּ כִּי אַחֲרֵי הַתֹּהוּ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יוֹעִילוּ וְלֹא יַצִּילוּ כִּי תֹהוּ הֵמָּה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tohu is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֹּהוּ
- Written without vowel points
- תוהו
- Said
- tohu
- Root
- ת־ה־ה
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 417
This is how Tohu is said in other languages.
- English
- nothingness, void
These words mean nearly the same as Tohu.
These words rhyme with Tohu.
The word Tohu is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תוהו ובוהו
- לתהו
- עלה בתהו
- לא תהו בראה לשבת יצרה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Tohu in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tohu.
What does Tohu (תוהו) mean in Hebrew?
Tohu (תוהו) means nothingness and void. It is said tohu, with the stress on to.
What is a synonym for Tohu (תוהו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tohu (תוהו) are שממה and ריק.
What rhymes with Tohu (תוהו)?
Words that rhyme with Tohu (תוהו) include בוהו.
Is Tohu (תוהו) masculine or feminine?
The word Tohu (תוהו) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תהו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.