6381. pala

Strong's Lexicon

pala: To be wonderful, to be extraordinary, to be difficult, to be marvelous

Original Word: פָּלָא
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pala
Pronunciation: pah-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-law')
Definition: To be wonderful, to be extraordinary, to be difficult, to be marvelous
Meaning: to separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
denominative verb from pele
Definition
to be surpassing or extraordinary
NASB Translation
bring extraordinary (1), deal marvelously (1), difficult (5), extraordinary degree (1), fulfill a special (3), made his wonderful (1), made marvelous (1), makes a difficult (1), makes a special (1), marvelous (1), marvelously (1), miracles (5), monstrous things (1), seemed hard (1), show your power (1), things...difficult (1), things...wonderful (1), too difficult (2), wonderful (4), wonderful acts (1), wonderful deeds (3), wonderful things (2), wonderful works (2), wonders (20), wondrous deeds (3), wondrous works (3), wondrously (2), wondrously marvelous (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular נִפְלָאת Psalm 118:23 (Ges^{§ 44f}); נִפְלְאַ֫תָה 2 Samuel 1:26 (Kö^{i. 610 f.}, 614 Ges^{§ 75oo}); 3 plural נִפְלְאוּ Proverbs 30:18; Imperfect יִמָּלֵא Deuteronomy 17:8 6t.; 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.

2 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 15t. Psalms; also ׳עשׂה נ Exodus 34:10; Joshua 3:5 (J) Job 5:9 = Job 9:10, + 9 t. Chronicles, Psalms; ׳הראה נ Micah 7:15; Psalm 78:11.

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

Hiph`il Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הִפְלִיא Psalm 31:22; 2Chronicles 26:15; הִפְלִא Isaiah 28:29; וְהִפְלָא consecutive Deuteronomy 28:59 (Ges^{§ 75oo}); Imperfect יַפְלִא Leviticus 27:2; Numbers 6:2; Infinitive absolute הַפְלֵא Isaiah 29:14; 2Chron 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`el).

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 ׳הפ2Chronicles 26:15 did marvelously in receiving help; of the temple גָּדוֺל וְהַפְלֵא2Chron 2:8 (Kö^{Synt. § 318 e}).

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

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

accomplish, arise

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).

Forms and Transliterations

בְּנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃ בנפלאותיו׃ בנפלאותיך׃ הֲיִפָּלֵ֥א הִפְלִ֘יא הִפְלִ֣יא הִפְלִ֥יא הַפְלֵ֣א היפלא הפלא הפליא וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו וְהִפְלָ֤א וְהַפְלֵֽא׃ וְנִפְלָא֗וֹת וְנִפְלָא֥וֹת וַיִּפָּלֵא֙ וּבְנִפְלָא֣וֹת וּמַפְלִ֣א ובנפלאות והפלא והפלא׃ ויפלא ומפלא ונפלאות ונפלאותיו יִפָּלֵ֔א יִפָּלֵ֖א יִפָּלֵ֗א יִפָּלֵ֥א יִפָּלֵא֩ יַפְלִ֖א יַפְלִא֙ יפלא לְהַפְלִ֑יא לְהַפְלִ֥יא לְנִפְלְאֹתָ֑יו לְפַלֵּא־ להפליא לנפלאתיו לפלא־ נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת נִ֭פְלָאוֹת נִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָ נִפְלְא֣וּ נִפְלְא֬וֹת נִפְלְאַ֤תָה נִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ נִפְלְאֹתַ֔י נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יו נִפְלְאֹתָ֡יו נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃ נִפְלְאֹתָיו֙ נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֗יךָ נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֣יךָ נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ נִפְלְאוֹתָ֥יו נִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃ נִפְלֵ֥את נִפְלָ֣את נִפְלָא֑וֹת נִפְלָא֣וֹת נִפְלָא֥וֹת נִפְלָאִ֥ים נִפְלָאֹ֔ת נִפְלָאֽוֹת׃ נפלאו נפלאות נפלאות׃ נפלאותיו נפלאותיו׃ נפלאותיך נפלאותיך׃ נפלאים נפלאת נפלאתה נפלאתי נפלאתיו נפלאתיו׃ נפלאתיך תִּתְפַּלָּא־ תתפלא־ bə·nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯāw bə·nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā benifleoTav benifleoTeicha bənip̄lə’ōwṯāw bənip̄lə’ōwṯeḵā hă·yip·pā·lê hafLe hap̄·lê hap̄lê hayippaLe hăyippālê hifLi hip̄·lî hip̄lî lə·hap̄·lî lə·nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯāw lə·p̄al·lê- lefalle lehafLi ləhap̄lî lenifleoTav lənip̄lə’ōṯāw ləp̄allê- niflaIm niflaOt nifLat nifleAtah nifleot nifleoTai nifleoTav nifleoTeicha nifLet nifleU nip̄·lā·’îm nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ nip̄·lā·’ōṯ nip̄·lāṯ nip̄·lə·’a·ṯāh nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯāw nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯay nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯe·ḵā nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯāw nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā nip̄·lə·’ō·wṯ nip̄·lə·’ū nip̄·lêṯ nip̄lā’îm nip̄lā’ōṯ nip̄lā’ōwṯ nip̄lāṯ nip̄lə’aṯāh nip̄lə’ōṯāw nip̄lə’ōṯay nip̄lə’ōṯeḵā nip̄lə’ōwṯ nip̄lə’ōwṯāw nip̄lə’ōwṯeḵā nip̄lə’ū nip̄lêṯ tiṯ·pal·lā- titpalla tiṯpallā- ū·ḇə·nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ ū·map̄·li ūḇənip̄lā’ōwṯ umafLi ūmap̄li uveniflaot vaiyippaLe vehafLe vehifLa veniflaot venifleoTav way·yip·pā·lê wayyippālê wə·hap̄·lê wə·hip̄·lā wə·nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ wə·nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯāw wəhap̄lê wəhip̄lā wənip̄lā’ōwṯ wənip̄lə’ōwṯāw yafLi yap̄·li yap̄li yip·pā·lê yippaLe yippālê

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 18:14
HEB: הֲיִפָּלֵ֥א מֵיְהוָ֖ה דָּבָ֑ר
NAS: too difficult for the LORD?
KJV: any thing too hard for the LORD?
INT: difficult Jehovah is anything

Exodus 3:20
HEB: מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּכֹל֙ נִפְלְאֹתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה
NAS: with all My miracles which
KJV: Egypt with all my wonders which I will do
INT: Egyptian all my miracles which shall do

Exodus 34:10
HEB: עַמְּךָ֙ אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה נִפְלָאֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־
NAS: I will perform miracles which
KJV: I will do marvels, such as have not been done
INT: your people will perform miracles which nor

Leviticus 22:21
HEB: שְׁלָמִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה לְפַלֵּא־ נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ
NAS: to the LORD to fulfill a special vow
KJV: unto the LORD to accomplish [his] vow,
INT: of peace God to fulfill vow or

Leviticus 27:2
HEB: אִ֕ישׁ כִּ֥י יַפְלִ֖א נֶ֑דֶר בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥
NAS: a man makes a difficult vow,
KJV: unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow,
INT: A man When makes vow to your valuation

Numbers 6:2
HEB: אִשָּׁ֗ה כִּ֤י יַפְלִא֙ לִנְדֹּר֙ נֶ֣דֶר
NAS: or woman makes a special vow, the vow
KJV: or woman shall separate [themselves] to vow
INT: woman When makes vow the vow

Numbers 15:3
HEB: אוֹ־ זֶ֔בַח לְפַלֵּא־ נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ
NAS: a sacrifice to fulfill a special vow,
KJV: or a sacrifice in performing a vow,
INT: or A sacrifice to fulfill vow or

Numbers 15:8
HEB: אוֹ־ זָ֑בַח לְפַלֵּא־ נֶ֥דֶר אֽוֹ־
NAS: a sacrifice, to fulfill a special vow,
KJV: or [for] a sacrifice in performing a vow,
INT: or A sacrifice to fulfill vow or

Deuteronomy 17:8
HEB: כִּ֣י יִפָּלֵא֩ מִמְּךָ֨ דָבָ֜ר
NAS: is too difficult for you to decide,
KJV: If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment,
INT: If difficult is too case

Deuteronomy 28:59
HEB: וְהִפְלָ֤א יְהוָה֙ אֶת־
NAS: then the LORD will bring extraordinary plagues
KJV: thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues
INT: will bring the LORD plagues

Deuteronomy 30:11
HEB: הַיּ֑וֹם לֹֽא־ נִפְלֵ֥את הִוא֙ מִמְּךָ֔
NAS: is not too difficult for you, nor
KJV: thee this day, it [is] not hidden from thee, neither [is] it far off.
INT: today nor difficult he too

Joshua 3:5
HEB: יְהוָ֛ה בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖ם נִפְלָאֽוֹת׃
NAS: the LORD will do wonders among you.
KJV: the LORD will do wonders among you.
INT: the LORD among wonders

Judges 6:13
HEB: וְאַיֵּ֣ה כָֽל־ נִפְלְאֹתָ֡יו אֲשֶׁר֩ סִפְּרוּ־
NAS: are all His miracles which
KJV: be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where [be] all his miracles which our fathers
INT: and where are all his miracles which told

Judges 13:19
HEB: הַצּ֖וּר לַֽיהוָ֑ה וּמַפְלִ֣א לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת וּמָנ֥וֹחַ
NAS: and He performed wonders while Manoah
KJV: and [the angel] did wondrously; and Manoah
INT: the rock to the LORD wonders performed Manoah

2 Samuel 1:26
HEB: לִּ֖י מְאֹ֑ד נִפְלְאַ֤תָה אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙ לִ֔י
NAS: to me was more wonderful Than
KJV: hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love
INT: pleasant have been very wonderful your love the love

2 Samuel 13:2
HEB: בְתוּלָ֖ה הִ֑יא וַיִּפָּלֵא֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י אַמְנ֔וֹן
NAS: for she was a virgin, and it seemed hard to Amnon
KJV: thought it hard for him to do
INT: was a virgin and it seemed thought to Amnon

1 Chronicles 16:9
HEB: שִׂ֖יחוּ בְּכָל־ נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: to Him; Speak of all His wonders.
KJV: unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
INT: Speak of all his wonders

1 Chronicles 16:12
HEB: זִכְר֗וּ נִפְלְאֹתָיו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה
NAS: Remember His wonderful deeds which
KJV: Remember his marvellous works that he hath done,
INT: Remember his wonderful which has done

1 Chronicles 16:24
HEB: בְּכָל־ הָעַמִּ֖ים נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all
KJV: among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.
INT: all the peoples his wonderful

2 Chronicles 2:9
HEB: בוֹנֶ֖ה גָּד֥וֹל וְהַפְלֵֽא׃
NAS: [will be] great and wonderful.
KJV: which I am about to build [shall be] wonderful great.
INT: to build great and wonderful

2 Chronicles 26:15
HEB: לְמֵ֣רָח֔וֹק כִּֽי־ הִפְלִ֥יא לְהֵעָזֵ֖ר עַ֥ד
NAS: afar, for he was marvelously helped
KJV: far abroad; for he was marvellously helped,
INT: abroad till was marvelously helped against

Nehemiah 9:17
HEB: וְלֹא־ זָכְר֤וּ נִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֣יתָ
NAS: And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which
KJV: neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst
INT: and did not remember your wondrous which had performed

Job 5:9
HEB: וְאֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת עַד־ אֵ֥ין
NAS: things, Wonders without
KJV: and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
INT: else things Wonders against else

Job 9:10
HEB: אֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר וְנִפְלָא֗וֹת עַד־ אֵ֥ין
NAS: unfathomable, And wondrous works without
KJV: finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
INT: past out and wondrous against else

Job 10:16
HEB: תְּצוּדֵ֑נִי וְ֝תָשֹׁ֗ב תִּתְפַּלָּא־ בִֽי׃
NAS: And again You would show Your power against me.
KJV: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
INT: hunt and again show

71 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6381
71 Occurrences

bə·nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯāw — 1 Occ.
bə·nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
hap̄·lê — 1 Occ.
hă·yip·pā·lê — 1 Occ.
hip̄·lî — 3 Occ.
lə·p̄al·lê- — 3 Occ.
lə·hap̄·lî — 2 Occ.
lə·nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯāw — 1 Occ.
nip̄·lā·’îm — 1 Occ.
nip̄·lā·’ōṯ — 13 Occ.
nip̄·lāṯ — 1 Occ.
nip̄·lə·’a·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
nip̄·lə·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯay — 1 Occ.
nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯāw — 8 Occ.
nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯe·ḵā — 8 Occ.
nip̄·lêṯ — 1 Occ.
nip̄·lə·’ū — 1 Occ.
tiṯ·pal·lā- — 1 Occ.
ū·map̄·li — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
way·yip·pā·lê — 1 Occ.
wə·hap̄·lê — 1 Occ.
wə·hip̄·lā — 1 Occ.
wə·nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
wə·nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯāw — 7 Occ.
yap̄·li — 2 Occ.
yip·pā·lê — 5 Occ.