沌
dùn
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How is 沌 read in the Chinese Bible?
沌 is read dùn in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses across 4 books, first in Genesis 1:2. Common words: 混沌.
- Occurrences
- 4
- Verses
- 4
- Books
- 4
- First in
- Genesis 1:2
Words it forms in the Bible
- 混沌hùn dùn× 4primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology)
Meaning: chaotic, confused; murky, turbid
In the text
- Genesis 1:2
地是空虚混沌，渊面黑暗； 神的灵运行在水面上。
- Job 10:22
那地甚是幽暗，是死荫混沌之地； 那里的光好像幽暗。
- Isaiah 34:11
鹈鹕、箭猪却要得为业； 猫头鹰、乌鸦要住在其间。 耶和华必将空虚的准绳， 混沌的线铊，拉在其上。
- Jeremiah 4:23
先知说：我观看地， 不料，地是空虚混沌； 我观看天，天也无光。
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.