"Tohuwabohu" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtoːhuvaˈboːhu/, /ˌtoʊ̯vaˈboʊ̯/ (note: rapid speech) Audio: De-Tohuwabohu.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew תוהו ובוהו (tōhū wā-ḇōhū) in Genesis 1:2, from תֹהוּ (tōhū, “formlessness, nothingness”) + בֹּהוּ (bōhū, “voidness, desolation”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|hbo|תוהו ובוהו|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=tōhū wā-ḇōhū|ts=}} Biblical Hebrew תוהו ובוהו (tōhū wā-ḇōhū), {{bor+|de|hbo|תוהו ובוהו|tr=tōhū wā-ḇōhū}} Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew תוהו ובוהו (tōhū wā-ḇōhū), {{m|he|תוהו|תֹהוּ|formlessness, nothingness|tr=tōhū}} תֹהוּ (tōhū, “formlessness, nothingness”), {{m|he|בוהו|בֹּהוּ|voidness, desolation|tr=bōhū}} בֹּהוּ (bōhū, “voidness, desolation”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s:-,s}} Tohuwabohu n (strong, genitive Tohuwabohus or Tohuwabohu, plural Tohuwabohus) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s:-,s}} Forms: Tohuwabohus [genitive], Tohuwabohu [genitive], Tohuwabohus [plural], strong [table-tags], Tohuwabohu [nominative, singular], Tohuwabohus [definite, nominative, plural], Tohuwabohus [genitive, singular], Tohuwabohu [genitive, singular], Tohuwabohus [definite, genitive, plural], Tohuwabohu [dative, singular], Tohuwabohus [dative, definite, plural], Tohuwabohu [accusative, singular], Tohuwabohus [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (informal) chaos, tohu-bohu Wikipedia link: Book of Genesis, de:Tohuwabohu Tags: informal, neuter, strong Synonyms: Chaos, Durcheinander
    Sense id: en-Tohuwabohu-de-noun-O59faD0c Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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