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Lexicon :: Strong's H6381 - pālā'

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פָּלָא
Transliteration
pālā'
Pronunciation
paw-law'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1768

Strong’s Definitions

פָּלָא pâlâʼ, paw-law'; a primitive root; properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful:—accomplish, (arise...too, be too) hard, hidden, things too high, (be, do, do a, shew) marvelous(-ly, -els, things, work), miracles, perform, separate, make singular, (be, great, make) wonderful(-ers, -ly, things, works), wondrous (things, works, -ly).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's H6381 in the following manner: (wondrous, marvellous...) work (18x), wonders (9x), marvellous (8x), wonderful (8x), ...things (6x), hard (5x), wondrous (3x), wondrously (2x), marvellously (2x), performing (2x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x
The KJV translates Strong's H6381 in the following manner: (wondrous, marvellous...) work (18x), wonders (9x), marvellous (8x), wonderful (8x), ...things (6x), hard (5x), wondrous (3x), wondrously (2x), marvellously (2x), performing (2x), miscellaneous (8x).

  1. to be marvellous, be wonderful, be surpassing, be extraordinary, separate by distinguishing action

    1. (Niphal)

      1. to be beyond one's power, be difficult to do

      2. to be difficult to understand

      3. to be wonderful, be extraordinary

        1. marvellous (participle)

    2. (Piel) to separate (an offering)

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to do extraordinary or hard or difficult thing

      2. to make wonderful, do wondrously

    4. (Hithpael) to show oneself wonderful or marvellous

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פָּלָא pâlâʼ, paw-law'; a primitive root; properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful:—accomplish, (arise...too, be too) hard, hidden, things too high, (be, do, do a, shew) marvelous(-ly, -els, things, work), miracles, perform, separate, make singular, (be, great, make) wonderful(-ers, -ly, things, works), wondrous (things, works, -ly).
STRONGS H6381: Abbreviations
[פָּלָא]71 verb denominative Niph. etc., be surpassing, extraordinary (compare Gerber212); —
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נִפְלָאת Psalm 118:23 (Ges§ 44 f); נִפְלְאַ֫תָה 2 Samuel 1:26 (Köi. 610 f., 614 Ges§ 75 oo); 3rd person plural נִפְלְאוּ Proverbs 30:18; Imperfect יִפָּלֵא Deuteronomy 17:8 + 6 times; Participle masculine plural נִפְלָאִים Psalm 139:14; feminine singular נִפְלֵאת Deuteronomy 30:11; plural נִפְלָאוֺת Joshua 3:5 +; suffix נִפְלְאֹתַי Exodus 3:20, etc.; —
†1. be beyond one's power, difficult to do, לעשׂות 2 Samuel 13:2; בְּעֵינֵי פ׳ Zechariah 8:6 (twice in verse); with מן person too difficult for Deuteronomy 30:11, for י׳ Genesis 18:14 (J) Jeremiah 32:17, 27.
†2. be difficult to understand; with מן person too difficult for Psalm 131:1; Proverbs 30:18; Job 42:3, to decide Deuteronomy 17:8. Especially
†3.
a. be extraordinary, wonderful, 2 Samuel 1:26; Psalm 119:18; of God's acts, בְּעֵנֵינוּ נ׳ Psalm 118:23, compare Psalm 139:14.
b. Participle as substantive marvellous things Job 37:14 (acts of God), Daniel 11:36 (presumptuous words); as adverb wondrously Job 37:5; Daniel 8:24.
4. נִפְלָאוֺת = wonderful acts of י׳ in judgment and redemption, Exodus 3:20 (J) Judges 6:13; Jeremiah 21:2; 1 Chronicles 16:9, 24; Psalm 9:2; Psalm 26:7 + 15 times Psalms; also עשׂה נ׳ Exodus 34:10; Joshua 3:5 (J) Job 5:9 = Job 9:10, + 9 times Chronicles, Psalms; הראה נ׳ Micah 7:15; Psalm 78:11.
† Pi. Infinitive construct לְפַלֵּא נֶדֶר make a special votive offering, Leviticus 22:21; Numbers 15:3, 8 (P).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִפְלִיא Psalm 31:22; 2 Chronicles 26:15; הִפְלִא Isaiah 28:29; וְהִפְלָא consecutive Deuteronomy 28:59 (Ges§ 75 oo); Imperfect יַפְלִא Leviticus 27:2; Numbers 6:2; Infinitive absolute הַפְלֵא Isaiah 29:14; 2 Chronicles 2:8; construct הַפְלִיא Isaiah 29:14; Joel 2:26; Participle מַפְלִא Judges 13:19; —
1. do a hard or difficult thing: (לִנְדֹּר) נֶדֶר הפ׳ make a hard vow Leviticus 27:2; Numbers 6:2 (compare Pi.).
2. make wonderful, do wondrously: of God, מַכּוֺת הפ׳ make plagues wonderful (exceptional), Deuteronomy 28:59; עֵצָה הפ׳ Isaiah 28:29 make counsel wondrous, Isaiah 29:14 do wonderfully with people, + הַפְלֵא וָפֶלֶא; עשׂה עמכם לה׳ Joel 2:26 dealt with you doing wondrously; חַסְדּוֺ לִי הפ׳ Psalm 31:22; לְהֵעָזֵר הפ׳ 2 Chronicles 26:15 did marvelously in receiving help; of the temple גָּדוֺל וְהַפְלֵא 2 Chronicles 2:8 (KöSynt. § 318 e).
3. of God, מַפְלִא לעשׂות Judges 13:19 working wonders in doing.
† Hithp. Imperfect בִי תִּתְפַּלָּא Job 10:16 thou dost shew thyself marvellous (act inexplicably) against me.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:14

Exodus

3:20; 3:20; 34:10

Leviticus

22:21; 27:2; 27:2

Numbers

6:2; 6:2; 15:3; 15:8

Deuteronomy

17:8; 17:8; 28:59; 28:59; 30:11; 30:11

Joshua

3:5; 3:5

Judges

6:13; 13:19; 13:19

2 Samuel

1:26; 1:26; 13:2

1 Chronicles

16:9; 16:24

2 Chronicles

2:8; 2:8; 26:15; 26:15

Job

5:9; 9:10; 10:16; 37:5; 37:14; 42:3

Psalms

9:2; 26:7; 31:22; 31:22; 78:11; 118:23; 118:23; 119:18; 131:1; 139:14; 139:14

Proverbs

30:18; 30:18

Isaiah

28:29; 28:29; 29:14; 29:14; 29:14

Jeremiah

21:2; 32:17; 32:27

Daniel

8:24; 11:36

Joel

2:26; 2:26

Micah

7:15

Zechariah

8:6

H6381

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Strong's Number H6381 matches the Hebrew פָּלָא (pālā'),
which occurs 30 times in 30 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:1 - To the Overseer, 'On the Death of Labben.' -- A Psalm of David. I confess, O Jehovah, with all my heart, I recount all Thy wonders,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:7 - To sound with a voice of confession, And to recount all Thy wonders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:21 - Blessed is Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 - Much hast Thou done, Jehovah my God; Thy wonders and Thy thoughts toward us, There is none to arrange unto Thee, I declare and speak: They have been more than to be numbered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:17 - God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:18 - Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:1 - To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A Psalm of Asaph. -- A Song. We have given thanks to Thee, O God, We have given thanks, and near is Thy name, They have recounted Thy wonders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:4 - We do not hide from their sons, To a later generation recounting praises of Jehovah, And His strength, and His wonders that He hath done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:11 - And they forget His doings, And His wonders that He shewed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32 - With all this they have sinned again, And have not believed in His wonders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:10 - For great art Thou, and doing wonders, Thou art God Thyself alone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:3 - Declare among nations His honour, Among all the peoples His wonders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:1 - A Psalm. Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, For wonders He hath done, Given salvation to Him hath His right hand and His holy arm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:2 - Sing ye to Him -- sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:5 - Remember His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:7 - Our fathers in Egypt, Have not considered wisely Thy wonders, They have not remembered The abundance of Thy kind acts, And provoke by the sea, at the sea of Suph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22 - Of wonderful things in the land of Ham, Of fearful things by the sea of Suph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8 - They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15 - They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21 - They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:24 - They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31 - They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:4 - A memorial He hath made of His wonders, Gracious and merciful is Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:23 - From Jehovah hath this been, It is wonderful in our eyes,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:18 - Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:27 - The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1 - A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:4 - To Him doing great wonders by Himself alone, For to the age is His kindness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:14 - I confess Thee, because that with wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul is knowing it well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:5 - The honour -- the glory of Thy majesty, And the matters of Thy wonders I declare.
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