To wonder
פָּלָאStrong’s H6381pala (pa-la)
Appears in 69 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Pala is the Hebrew word usually translated “wonders”, “wonders his” and “wonders your”. It appears in 69 verses of the Old Testament.
“And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.”
Meaning
- To be marvellous, be wonderful, be surpassing, be extraordinary, separate by distinguishing action(Niphal) · (Piel) to separate (an offering) · (Hiphil) · (Hithpael) to show oneself wonderful or marvellous
How it's translated
- wonders 10
- wonders his 8
- wonders your 8
- and wonders his 7
- to fulfill 3
- wonderful 3
- is it difficult 2
- he will make hard 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 30
- Job 6
- Numbers 3
- Deuteronomy 3
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Jeremiah 3
20 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 11:36In contextAnd the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
- Zechariah 8:6In contextThus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
- Genesis 18:14Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
- Exodus 3:20And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
- Exodus 34:10And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.
- Leviticus 22:21And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
All 69 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
פָּלָא pala · to wonder
1) 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wonder” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WONDER, noun
[G., Gr., to show; and hence a sight; a panic.]
- That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind, of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; something that arrests the attention by its novelty, grandeur or inexplicableness. wonder expresses less than astonishment, and much less than amazement.“They were filled with wonder and amazement” Acts 3:10
- Cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy.
- Any thing mentioned with surprise.
- A miracle. Exodus 3:20
All definitions and other forms of “wonder”
WONDER, verb intransitive
To be affected by surprise or admiration.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.