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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 71 times in 69 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 18:14–Psa 107:31)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:14 - Is any matter too wonderful for Jehovah? At the time appointed I will return to thee, at this time of the year, and Sarah shall have a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:20 - And I will stretch out my hand and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof; and after that he will let you go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:10 - And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels that have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people in the midst of which thou art shall see the work of Jehovah; for a terrible thing it shall be that I will do with thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21 - And if any present a sacrifice of peace-offering to Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or a voluntary offering of oxen or small cattle, it shall be without blemish to be accepted: there shall be no defect therein.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:2 - Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, When any one devoteth anything by a vow, the persons shall be for Jehovah according to thy valuation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:2 - Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If a man or a woman have vowed the special vow of a Nazarite, to consecrate themselves to Jehovah;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:3 - and will make an offering by fire to Jehovah, a burnt-offering or a sacrifice for the performance of a vow, or as a voluntary offering, or in your set feasts, to make a sweet odour to Jehovah, of the herd or of the flock,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:8 - And when thou offerest a bullock for a burnt-offering, or a sacrifice for the performance of a vow, or for a peace-offering to Jehovah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:8 - If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God will choose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:59

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:59 - then Jehovah will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, great and persistent plagues and evil and persistent sicknesses;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:11 - For this commandment which I command thee this day is not too wonderful for thee, neither is it far off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:5 - And Joshua said to the people, Hallow yourselves; for to-morrow Jehovah will do wonders in your midst.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:13 - And Gideon said to him, Ah my Lord, if Jehovah be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his miracles that our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? And now Jehovah hath cast us off, and given us into the hand of Midian.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:19 - Then Manoah took the kid and the oblation, and offered it up to Jehovah upon the rock. And he did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26 - I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant wast thou unto me; Thy love to me was wonderful, passing women's love.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:2 - And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed difficult for Amnon to do the least thing to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:9 - Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; Meditate upon all his wondrous works.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:12 - Remember his wondrous works which he hath done; His miracles, and the judgments of his mouth:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:24 - Declare his glory among the nations, His wondrous works among all peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:9 - even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house that I build shall be great and wonderful.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - And he made in Jerusalem machines invented by skilful men, to be upon the towers and upon the bulwarks, wherewith to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he became strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of thy wonders which thou hadst done among them; but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion made a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great loving-kindness, and thou forsookest them not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:9 - Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:10 - Who doeth great things past finding out, and wonders without number.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:16 - And it increaseth: thou huntest me as a fierce lion; and ever again thou shewest thy marvellous power upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:5 - God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:14 - Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3 - Who is he that obscureth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered what I did not understand; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:1 - {To the chief Musician. Upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.} I will praise Jehovah with my whole heart; I will recount all thy marvellous works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:7 - That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:21 - Blessed be Jehovah; for he hath shewn me wondrously his loving-kindness in a strong city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 - Thou, O Jehovah my God, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak them, they are more than can be numbered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:17 - O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:18 - Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:1 - {To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' A Psalm of Asaph: a Song.} Unto thee we give thanks, O God, we give thanks; and thy name is near: thy marvellous works declare it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:4 - We will not hide them from their sons, shewing forth to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, and his strength, and his marvellous works which he hath done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:11 - And forgot his doings, and his marvellous works which he had shewn them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32 - For all this, they sinned still, and believed not in his marvellous works;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:10 - For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God, thou alone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:3 - Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:1 - {A Psalm.} Sing ye unto Jehovah a new song: for he hath done wondrous things; his right hand and his holy arm hath wrought salvation for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:2 - Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:5 - Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:7 - Our fathers in Egypt considered not thy wondrous works; they remembered not the multitude of thy loving-kindnesses; but they rebelled at the sea, at the Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22 - Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8 - Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15 - Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21 - Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:24 - These see the works of Jehovah, and his wonders in the deep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31 - Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;

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