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פָּלָא

pa.lato wonderHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb71 occurrences20 books69 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
Traditional 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).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פָּלָא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

71 total
  1. Genesis 18:14הֲיִפָּלֵ֥א · too difficult
    Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
  2. Exodus 3:20נִפְלְאֹתַ֔י · the wonders
    So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.
  3. Exodus 34:10נִפְלָאֹ֔ת · wonders
    And the LORD said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will perform wonders that have never been done in any nation in all the world. All the people among whom you live will see the LORD’s work, for it is an awesome thing that I am doing with you.
  4. Leviticus 22:21לְפַלֵּא־ · to fulfill
    When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable.
  5. Leviticus 27:2יַפְלִ֖א · makes a special
    “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,
  6. Numbers 6:2יַפְלִא֙ · makes a special
    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,
  7. Numbers 15:3לְפַלֵּא־ · for a special
    …and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast—
  8. Numbers 15:8לְפַלֵּא־ · to fulfill
    When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD,
  9. Deuteronomy 17:8יִפָּלֵא֩ · is too difficult
    If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
  10. Deuteronomy 28:59וְהִפְלָ֤א · extraordinary
    He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.
  11. Deuteronomy 30:11נִפְלֵ֥את · too difficult
    For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.
  12. Joshua 3:5נִפְלָאֽוֹת׃ · wonders
    Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
  13. Judges 6:13נִפְלְאֹתָ֡יו · His wonders
    “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”
  14. Judges 13:19וּמַפְלִ֣א · a marvelous thing
    Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.
  15. 2 Samuel 1:26נִפְלְאַ֤תָה · was extraordinary
    I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
  16. 2 Samuel 13:2וַיִּפָּלֵא֙ · implausible
    Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.
  17. 1 Chronicles 16:9נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃ · His wonders
    Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
  18. 1 Chronicles 16:12נִפְלְאֹתָיו֙ · the wonders
    Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
  19. 1 Chronicles 16:24נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃ · His wonders
    Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
  20. 2 Chronicles 2:9וְהַפְלֵֽא׃ · and wonderful
    …to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
  21. 2 Chronicles 26:15הִפְלִ֥יא · tremendously
    And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
  22. Nehemiah 9:17נִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ · the wonders
    They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
  23. Job 5:9נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת · wonders
    …the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
  24. Job 9:10וְנִפְלָא֗וֹת · and wonders
    He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
  25. Job 10:16תִּתְפַּלָּא־ · display Your power
    Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.
  26. Job 37:5נִפְלָא֑וֹת · wondrously
    God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
  27. Job 37:14נִפְלְא֬וֹת · the wonders
    Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
  28. Job 42:3נִפְלָא֥וֹת · things too wonderful
    You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
  29. Psalm 9:1נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ · Your wonders
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
  30. Psalm 26:7נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ · Your wonderful works
    …to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.
  31. Psalm 31:21הִפְלִ֘יא · He has shown
    Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
  32. Psalm 40:5נִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָ · are the wonders
    Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
  33. Psalm 71:17נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ · Your marvelous deeds
    O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
  34. Psalm 72:18נִפְלָא֣וֹת · marvelous deeds
    Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
  35. Psalm 75:1נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ · Your wondrous works
    For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
  36. Psalm 78:4וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו · and the wonders
    We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.
  37. Psalm 78:11וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו · the wonders
    They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
  38. Psalm 78:32בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃ · His wonderful works
    In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.
  39. Psalm 86:10נִפְלָא֑וֹת · wonders
    For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
  40. Psalm 96:3נִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃ · His wonders
    Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
  41. Psalm 98:1נִפְלָא֣וֹת · wonders
    A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
  42. Psalm 105:2נִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃ · His wonders
    Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
  43. Psalm 105:5נִפְלְאוֹתָ֥יו · the wonders
    Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
  44. Psalm 106:7נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֗יךָ · Your wonders
    Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
  45. Psalm 106:22נִ֭פְלָאוֹת · wondrous works
    …wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
  46. Psalm 107:8וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו · and His wonders
    Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
  47. Psalm 107:15וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו · and His wonders
    Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
  48. Psalm 107:21וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו · and His wonders
    Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
  49. Psalm 107:24וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו · and His wonders
    They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.
  50. Psalm 107:31וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו · and His wonders
    Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.