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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 - [fn] To the choirmaster: according to Muth-labben.[fn] A Psalm of David.
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart;
I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:7 - proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
and telling all your wondrous deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:21 - Blessed be the LORD,
for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me
when I was in a besieged city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 - You have multiplied, O LORD my God,
your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
yet they are more than can be told.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:17 - O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:18 - Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
who alone does wondrous things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:1 - To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
We give thanks to you, O God;
we give thanks, for your name is near.
We[fn] recount your wondrous deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:4 - We will not hide them from their children,
but tell to the coming generation
the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might,
and the wonders that he has done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:11 - They forgot his works
and the wonders that he had shown them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32 - In spite of all this, they still sinned;
despite his wonders, they did not believe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:10 - For you are great and do wondrous things;
you alone are God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:3

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:1 - A Psalm.
Oh sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:2 - Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wondrous works!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:5 - Remember the wondrous works that he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:7 - Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider your wondrous works;
they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love,
but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:22 - wondrous works in the land of Ham,
and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:24 - they saw the deeds of the LORD,
his wondrous works in the deep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:4 - He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
the LORD is gracious and merciful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:23 - This is the LORD’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:18 - Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:27 - Make me understand the way of your precepts,
and I will meditate on your wondrous works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1 - A Song of Ascents. Of David.
O LORD, my heart is not lifted up;
my eyes are not raised too high;
I do not occupy myself with things
too great and too marvelous for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:4 - to him who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:14 - I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[fn]
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:5 - On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
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