פָּלָא
pa.la
“to wonder”
Definition
properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
a primitive root;
- 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
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
פָּלָא appears 64 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;tell of all His 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.
You asked, ‘Who is thiswho conceals My counsel without knowledge?’Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,things too wonderful for me to know.
There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
Open my eyes that I may seewondrous things from Your law.
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