Lexicon :: Strong's H6381 - pālā'

פָּלָא

Transliteration

pālā'

Pronunciation

paw-law'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1768

Strong's Info

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

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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 (Kö^{i. 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 (Kö^{Synt. § 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.

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