Strong's Hebrew · H6381
H6381 pâlâʼ
פָּלָא
paw-law'
to wonder
pâlâʼ appears 71 times in Scripture, including Genesis 18:14 and Exodus 3:20. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
In the King James Version
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).
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 71 times in Scripture
“Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.”
“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.””
““Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?”
“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.”
“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.”
““Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,”
“He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.”
“Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,”
“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.”
““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,”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
