תּוֹעָהtôwʻâh

wandering, error

Pronunciation: to-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8442

Meanings

1. error, in morals and religion (Isaiah 32:6)

2. confusion, disturbance (Nehemiah 4:2)

Same root

תָּעָהtâʻâh · H8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

Nehemiah 4:8 They all made plans to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw us into confusion.
Isaiah 32:6 For fools speak foolishness and make evil plans. They practice ungodliness and spread false teachings about the Lord. They deprive the hungry of food and give no water to the thirsty.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).