What does פָּלָא · θαυμαστός mean in the Bible?
פָּלָא · θαυμαστός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be extraordinary or beyond human ability".
Hebrew · H6381, G2298
פָּלָא
Properly, perhaps to separate , i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make ) great , difficult , wonderful · marvellous
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פָּלָא H6381 properly, perhaps to separate , i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make ) great , difficult , wonderful
Pronunciation pālāʾ
To separate or distinguish, hence God's miraculous acts that transcend ordinary human capacity and comprehension.
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θαυμαστός G2298 marvellous
Pronunciation thaumastós
Describes something so extraordinary it provokes wonder and astonishment in the observer.
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What does פָּלָא (pala) mean in the Bible?
פָּלָא · θαυμαστός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be extraordinary or beyond human ability".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6381, G2298?
H6381, G2298 is connected to 71 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to be extraordinary or beyond human ability
Source Gloss
to be extraordinary or beyond human ability
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 31
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 24×
Participle active Dan 11:36 · Deut 30:11 · Exod 34:10 · Job 5:9 · Job 37:5 · Job 37:14 · Job 42:3 · Josh 3:5 · Mic 7:15 · Ps 72:18 · Ps 86:10 · Ps 98:1 · Ps 106:22 · Ps 118:23 · Ps 119:18 · Ps 136:4 17×
Imperfect Deut 17:8 · Jer 32:17 · Jer 32:27 · Zech 8:6 5×
Perfect 2Sam 1:26 · Prov 30:18 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 6×
Perfect 2Chr 26:15 · Isa 28:29 · Ps 31:22 3×
Imperfect Lev 27:2 · Num 6:2 2×
Infinitive absolute Isa 29:14 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Imperfect Job 10:16 1×
Word Origins
פָּלָא is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain