H6381 — פָּלָא

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewpalaverbOccurrences: 71TWOT: 1768

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6381
Word:	פָּלָא
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	71
Transliteration:	pala
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	paw-law'
Meaning:	1. (properly, literally or figuratively) perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish 2. (by implication) to be great, difficult, wonderful 3. (causatively) to make great, difficult, wonderful
KJV Renderings:	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).

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[פָּלָא]₇₁ verb denominative Niph`al etc., be surpassing, extraordinary (compare Gerber²¹²); —

Niph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular נִפְלָאת Ps 118:23 (Ges^{«GKC:44f»§ 44f}); נִפְלְאַ֫תָה 2Sam 1:26 ( Kö^{i. 610 f.}, 614 Ges ^{«GKC:75oo»§ 75oo}); 3 plural נִפְלְאוּ Prov 30:18 Imperfect יִפָּלֵא Deut 17:8 + 6 t.; Participle masculine plural נִפְלָאִים Ps 139:14 feminine singular נִפְלֵאת Deut 30:11 plural נִפְלָאוֺת Josh 3:5 +; suffix נִפְלְאֹתַי Exod 3:20, etc.; —

1. be beyond one's power, difficult to do, לעשׂות 2Sam 13:2 ׳ בְּעֵינֵי פ Zech 8:6 (twice in verse); with מן person too difficult for Deut 30:11, for ׳ י Gen 18:14 ( J ) Jer 32:17; Jer 32:27.

2. be difficult to understand; with מן person too difficult for Ps 131:1 ; Prov 30:18; Job 42:3, to decide Deut 17:8. Especially

a. be extraordinary, wonderful, 2Sam 1:26; Ps 119:18 of God's acts, בְּעֵנֵינוּ ׳ נ Ps 118:23, compare Ps 139:14.

b. Participle as substantive marvellous things Job 37:14 (acts of God), Dan 11:36 (presumptuous words); as adverb wondrously Job 37:5; Dan 8:24.

4. נִפְלָאוֺת = wonderful acts of ׳ י in judgment and redemption, Exod 3:20 ( J ) Judg 6:13; Jer 21:2; 1Chr 16:9; 1Chr 16:24; Ps 9:2; Ps 26:7 + 15 t. Psalms; also ׳ עשׂה נ Exod 34:10 ; Josh 3:5 ( J ) Job 5:9 = Job 9:10, + 9 t. Chronicles, Psalms; ׳ הראה נ Mic 7:15; Ps 78:11 .

Pi`el Infinitive construct לְפַלֵּא נֶדֶר make a special votive offering, Lev 22:21; Num 15:3; Num 15:8 ( P ).

Hiph`il Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִפְלִיא Ps 31:22 ; 2Chr 26:15 הִפְלִא Isa 28:29 וְהִפְלָא consecutive Deut 28:59 (Ges ^{«GKC:75oo»§ 75oo}); Imperfect יַפְלִא Lev 27:2; Num 6:2 Infinitive absolute הַפְלֵא Isa 29:14 ; 2Chr 2:8 construct הַפְלִיא Isa 29:14 ; Joel 2:26 Participle מַפְלִא Judg 13:19 —

1. do a hard or difficult thing: (לִנְדֹּר) נֶדֶר ׳ הפ make a hard vow Lev 27:2 ; Num 6:2 (compare Pi`el).

2. make wonderful, do wondrously: of God, מַכּוֺת ׳ הפ make plagues wonderful (exceptional), Deut 28:59 עֵצָה ׳ הפ Isa 28:29 make counsel wondrous, Isa 29:14 do wonderfully with people, + הַפְלֵא וָפֶלֶא; ׳ עשׂה עמכם לה Joel 2:26 dealt with you doing wondrously; חַסְדּוֺ לִי ׳ הפ Ps 31:22 לְהֵעָזֵר ׳ הפ 2Chr 26:15 did marvelously in receiving help; of the temple גָּדוֺל וְהַפְלֵא 2Chr 2:8 (Kö^{Synt. § 318 e}).

3. of God, מַפְלִא לעשׂות Judg 13:19 working wonders in doing.

Hithpa`el Imperfect תִּתְפַּלָּא בִי Job 10:16 thou dost shew thyself marvellous (act inexplicably) against me.

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