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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 anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:20 - So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:10 - Then the LORD said: “I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the LORD, will do for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21 - When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the LORD to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:2 - “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the LORD by giving the equivalent value,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:2 - “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of dedication to the LORD as a Nazirite,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:3 - and you present to the LORD food offerings from the herd or the flock, as an aroma pleasing to the LORD—whether burnt offerings or sacrifices, for special vows or freewill offerings or festival offerings—

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:8 - “ ‘When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow or a fellowship offering to the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:8 - If cases come before your courts that are too difficult for you to judge—whether bloodshed, lawsuits or assaults—take them to the place the LORD your God will choose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:59 - the LORD will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:11 - Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:5 - Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:13 - “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:19 - Then Manoah took a young goat, together with the grain offering, and sacrificed it on a rock to the LORD. And the LORD did an amazing thing while Manoah and his wife watched:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26 - I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:2 - Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:9 - Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:12 - Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:24 - Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:9 - to provide me with plenty of lumber, because the temple I build must be large and magnificent.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - In Jerusalem he made devices invented for use on the towers and on the corner defenses so that soldiers could shoot arrows and hurl large stones from the walls. His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:9 - He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:10 - He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:16 - If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion and again display your awesome power against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:5 - God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:14 - “Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3 - You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:1 - [fn][fn]For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David. I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:7 - proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:21 - Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 - Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:17 - Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:18 - Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:1 - [fn]For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song. We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:4 - We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:11 - They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:32 - In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.

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

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:1 - A psalm. 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 Box Psa 105:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:2 - Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:5 - Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:7 - When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.[fn]

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:24

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.

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