What does קִרְיָה · תֹּהוּ mean in the Bible?
קִרְיָה · תֹּהוּ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city of emptiness, chaos, desolation".
Hebrew · H7151, H8414
קִרְיַת־תֹּהוּ
A city · a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert ; figuratively, a worthless thing ; adverbially, in vain
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קִרְיָה H7151 a city
Pronunciation qiryah
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תֹּהוּ H8414 a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert ; figuratively, a worthless thing ; adverbially, in vain
Pronunciation tōhû
Primordial chaos and emptiness; moves from cosmic formlessness to moral/spiritual worthlessness and futility.
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What does קִרְיַת־תֹּהוּ (qiryaṯ-tōhû) mean in the Bible?
קִרְיָה · תֹּהוּ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city of emptiness, chaos, desolation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7151, H8414?
H7151, H8414 is connected to 49 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. city of emptiness, chaos, desolation
Strong's H7151, H8414
Lexical occurrences 49 verses Source Gloss
city of emptiness, chaos, desolation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קִרְיַת־תֹּהוּ is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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