tohu-bohu

== English == === Etymology === From Biblical Hebrew תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ, from תֹּהוּ (tóhu, “nothingness, void”) + בֹּהוּ (bóhu, “emptiness, desolation”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtəʊ.huːˈbəʊ.huː/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtoʊ.huˈboʊ.hu/ Hyphenation: to‧hu‧bo‧hu === Noun === tohu-bohu (uncountable) Chaos, disorder, confusion. ==== Alternative forms ==== tohubohu ==== Translations ==== == French == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔ.y.bɔ.y/ Rhymes: -y Homophone: tohu-bohus === Noun === tohu-bohu m (plural tohu-bohus) tohu-bohu (commotion, chaos) === Further reading === “tohu-bohu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012