Hebrew word study

פָּלָאpâlâʼ — properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literall…

Pronounced “paw-law'”

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

Translated in the King James as: 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).

Appears 71 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×

Genesis 18:14

Exodus — 2×

Exodus 3:20 Exodus 34:10

Leviticus — 2×

Leviticus 22:21 Leviticus 27:2

Numbers — 3×

Numbers 6:2 Numbers 15:3 Numbers 15:8

Deuteronomy — 3×

Deuteronomy 17:8 Deuteronomy 28:59 Deuteronomy 30:11

Joshua — 1×

Joshua 3:5

Judges — 2×

Judges 6:13 Judges 13:19

2 Samuel — 2×

2 Sam 1:26 2 Sam 13:2

1 Chronicles — 3×

1 Chr 16:9 1 Chr 16:12 1 Chr 16:24

2 Chronicles — 2×

2 Chr 2:9 2 Chr 26:15

Nehemiah — 1×

Nehemiah 9:17

Job — 6×

Job 5:9 Job 9:10 Job 10:16 Job 37:5 Job 37:14 Job 42:3

Psalms — 30×

Psalms 9:1 Psalms 26:7 Psalms 31:21 Psalms 40:5 Psalms 71:17 Psalms 72:18 Psalms 75:1 Psalms 78:4 Psalms 78:11 Psalms 78:32 Psalms 86:10 Psalms 96:3 Psalms 98:1 Psalms 105:2 Psalms 105:5 Psalms 106:7 Psalms 106:22 Psalms 107:8 Psalms 107:15 Psalms 107:21 Psalms 107:24 Psalms 107:31 Psalms 111:4 Psalms 118:23 Psalms 119:18+ 5 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 1×

Proverbs 30:18

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 28:29 Isaiah 29:14+ 1 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 3×

Jeremiah 21:2 Jeremiah 32:17 Jeremiah 32:27

Daniel — 2×

Daniel 8:24 Daniel 11:36

Joel — 1×

Joel 2:26

Micah — 1×

Micah 7:15

Zechariah — 2×

Zech 8:6+ 1 more in Zechariah

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