פָּלָא pâlâʼ

Hebrew · Strong's H6381 · pronounced paw-law' · used 71 times in 69 verses

Meaning

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;

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Where it is used

Genesis 18:14 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.”
Exodus 3:20 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.
Exodus 34:10 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.
Leviticus 22:21 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.
Leviticus 27:2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,
Numbers 6:2 “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,
Numbers 15:3 and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast—
Numbers 15:8 When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD,
Deuteronomy 17:8 If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
Deuteronomy 28:59 He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.
Deuteronomy 30:11 For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.
Joshua 3:5 Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
Judges 6:13 “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”
Judges 13:19 Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.
2 Samuel 1:26 I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
2 Samuel 13:2 Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.
1 Chronicles 16:9 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
1 Chronicles 16:12 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
1 Chronicles 16:24 Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
2 Chronicles 2:9 to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
2 Chronicles 26:15 And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
Job 5:9 the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
Job 9:10 He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
Job 10:16 Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.
Job 37:5 God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
Job 37:14 Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
Job 42:3 You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
Psalms 9:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
Psalms 26:7 to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.
Psalms 31:21 Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
Psalms 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
Psalms 71:17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
Psalms 72:18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
Psalms 75:1 For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
Psalms 78:4 We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.
Psalms 78:11 They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
Psalms 78:32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.
Psalms 86:10 For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
Psalms 96:3 Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
Psalms 98:1 A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
Psalms 105:2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
Psalms 105:5 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
Psalms 106:7 Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
Psalms 106:22 wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
Psalms 107:8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Psalms 107:15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Psalms 107:21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Psalms 107:24 They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.
Psalms 107:31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Psalms 111:4 He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
Psalms 118:23 This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
Psalms 119:18 Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
Psalms 119:27 Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
Psalms 131:1 A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
Psalms 136:4 He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalms 139:14 I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
Psalms 145:5 the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
Proverbs 30:18 There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
Isaiah 28:29 This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.