bo.hu describes a condition of emptiness or desolation applied to the earth, land, and a devastated place.

Across the three verses, bo.hu denotes a condition of emptiness or desolation: it describes the earth in Genesis 1:2, a place measured out for devastation in Isaiah 34:11, and land seen without light in Jeremiah 4:23.

1. Emptiness or desolation of land · dominant

   In Genesis 1:2, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the description of the earth before the mention of darkness and waters; the APB renders the clause "The earth was formless and void." In Isaiah 34:11, it occurs in the image of a line stretched over an inhabited place, while Jeremiah 4:23 applies it to land observed without light; the APB renders these clauses with "stones of void" and "formlessness and void."

   Genesis 1:2Isaiah 34:11Jeremiah 4:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term within paired descriptions: "formless and void" in Genesis 1:2 and Jeremiah 4:23, and "stones of void" in Isaiah 34:11. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall portrayal rather than isolate a fixed English equivalent.