WG: Formless / Void¶

Overview¶

This Hebrew cluster covers the compact vocabulary of unformed, empty, dark, deep, or waste condition in Gen 1:2 and its prophetic reuse in Jer 4:23. The group is descriptive reference data only: it maps lexical relationships and co-occurrence patterns without drawing passage-specific conclusions.

Word Group Members¶

Strong's	Word	Transliteration	POS	Occurrences	Role in Concept	Library Entry
H8414	תֹּהוּ	tohu	masculine noun	19	Formlessness, waste, futility, confusion	H8414
H922	בֹּהוּ	bohu	masculine noun	3	Voidness / vacuity; fixed partner of tohu	H922
H2822	חֹשֶׁךְ	choshek	masculine noun	77	Darkness paired with the unformed condition	H2822
H8415	תְּהוֹם	tehom	masculine/feminine noun	35	Deep / watery abyss in Gen 1:2 context	H8415
H776	אֶרֶץ	erets	feminine noun	2190	Earth/land as subject or setting	H776

Relationships¶

Shared Roots¶

H8414 and H922 are not the same root in the lexicon output, but both definitions derive from unused roots associated with waste/emptiness.
H8414 and H922 form a fixed collocational pair in all three H922 occurrences.

Co-occurrence (appear in same verses)¶

Word A	Word B	Shared Verses	Typical Context
H8414 tohu	H922 bohu	3	Fixed pair: "without form, and void" / "confusion... emptiness"
H8414 tohu	H776 erets	8	Earth/land in a waste, empty, or vain condition
H922 bohu	H776 erets	2	Earth named with voidness in Gen 1:2 and Jer 4:23
H8414 tohu	H2822 choshek	2	Formlessness/futility paired with darkness language
H922 bohu	H2822 choshek	1	Gen 1:2 darkness with voidness
H922 bohu	H8415 tehom	1	Gen 1:2 voidness with deep
H8414 tohu	H8415 tehom	1	Gen 1:2 formlessness with deep

LXX Overlaps¶

Hebrew Words	Shared Greek	Notes
H776 + H8414 + H8415	γῆ (G1093)	Earth/land context appears with all three in LXX-aligned data
H776 + H8415	οὐρανός (G3772)	Heaven/earth/deep vertical vocabulary overlap

Roles in the Concept¶

Formless/waste condition: H8414 tohu supplies the broader vocabulary of waste, empty place, vanity, and confusion.
Voidness: H922 bohu is the rare partner term that narrows the field to vacuity/emptiness.
Darkness: H2822 choshek is the darkness term paired in Gen 1:2 and reused in Jer 4:23 nearby context.
Deep: H8415 tehom supplies the "deep" term in Gen 1:2 and bridges strongly to G12 abyssos in the LXX.
Earth/land: H776 erets marks the subject or setting in the major co-occurrence passages.

Key Passages Where Multiple Group Words Appear Together¶

Gen 1:2 — H8414 + H922 + H2822 + H8415 + H776: "the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep."
Jer 4:23 — H8414 + H922 + H776: "the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void."
Isa 45:19 — H8414 + H2822 + H776: "I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth... Seek ye me in vain."