"tohu-bohu" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /tɔ.y.bɔ.y/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-tohu-bohu.wav Forms: tohu-bohus [plural]
Rhymes: -y Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew תוהו ובוהו (tóhu va-bóhu, “without form and void”), from תֹהוּ (tóhu, “nothingness, void”) + בֹּהוּ (bóhu, “emptiness, desolation”), by allusion to Genesis 1:2. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|hbo|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Biblical Hebrew, {{bor+|fr|hbo|-}} Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew, {{m|he|תוהו ובוהו|t=without form and void|tr=tóhu va-bóhu}} תוהו ובוהו (tóhu va-bóhu, “without form and void”), {{m|he|תוהו|תֹהוּ|nothingness, void|tr=tóhu}} תֹהוּ (tóhu, “nothingness, void”), {{m|he|בוהו|בֹּהוּ|emptiness, desolation|tr=bóhu}} בֹּהוּ (bóhu, “emptiness, desolation”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} tohu-bohu m (plural tohu-bohus)
  1. commotion Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tohu-bohu-fr-noun-02hp3qDo
  2. chaos Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tohu-bohu-fr-noun-XVvdtXcQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

Inflected forms

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