פָּלָא

pa.laVerbH6381

to wonder

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

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

to be marvellous, be wonderful, be surpassing, be extraordinary, separate by distinguishing action 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be beyond one's power, be difficult to do 1a2) to be difficult to understand 1a3) to be wonderful, be extraordinary 1a3a) marvellous (participle) 1b) (Piel) to separate (an offering) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to do extraordinary or hard or difficult thing 1c2) to make wonderful, do wondrously 1d) (Hithpael) to show oneself wonderful or marvellous

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

64 times

Appears 64 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Psalms

Job

1 Chronicles

Deuteronomy

Jeremiah

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