Tohu vavohu (תוהו ובוהו) means chaos in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chaos
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tohu vavohu.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מיתולוגיההמצב הבראשיתי של היקום, מצב של ריקנות וחוסר סדר.
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל פְּנֵי תְהוֹם.
- 2בהשאלהמהפכה, אי־סדר קיצוני.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tohu vavohu is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֹּהוּ וָבֹהוּ
- Written without vowel points
- תוהו ובוהו
- Said
- tohu vavohu
- Gematria
- 442
This is how Tohu vavohu is said in other languages.
- English
- chaos
- Arabic
- فَوْضَى
These words mean nearly the same as Tohu vavohu.
- אי סדר
- אנדרלמוסיה
- בלגן
- ברדקmess
- כאוסchaos
- מהפכהrevolution
- סמטוחהmess
- ערבוביה
- בוקה ומבולקה
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These words come before and after Tohu vavohu in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tohu vavohu.
What does Tohu vavohu (תוהו ובוהו) mean in Hebrew?
Tohu vavohu (תוהו ובוהו) means chaos. It is said tohu vavohu, with the stress on to.
What is a synonym for Tohu vavohu (תוהו ובוהו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tohu vavohu (תוהו ובוהו) are אי סדר, אנדרלמוסיה, בלגן, ברדק, כאוס, and מהפכה.
Is Tohu vavohu (תוהו ובוהו) masculine or feminine?
The word Tohu vavohu (תוהו ובוהו) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תהו ובהו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.