Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
void
Usage: emptiness, void, waste
Strong's Number
H922
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
3
Strong's H922 Quick Answer
Strong's H922 בּוֹהוּ (bohuw) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bohuw (bo'-hoo) n-m. 1. a vacuity 2. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin It has 3 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include emptiness and void. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- bohuw (bo'-hoo) n-m. 1. a vacuity 2. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- emptiness and void
Meaning and Definition
bohuw (bo'-hoo) n-m. 1. a vacuity 2. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin [from an unused root (meaning to be empty)] KJV: emptiness, void.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H922. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H922 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bohuw, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
emptiness
Isaiah 34:11
void
Jeremiah 4:23
How Strong's H922 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H922 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H922 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H922.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H922, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H922 FAQ
What does bohu (בֹּהוּ) mean?
Bohu (Strong's H922) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "emptiness". bohuw (bo'-hoo) n-m. 1. a vacuity 2. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin
How many times is bohu (בֹּהוּ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H922 across 3 books.
Where can I study bohu (בֹּהוּ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H922 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bohu (בֹּהוּ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as emptiness and void. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.