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
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1768
Strong's Hebrew: 6381. פָּלָא (pala) — 71 Occurrences
Genesis 18:14
HEB: הֲיִפָּלֵ֥א מֵיְהוָ֖ה דָּבָ֑ר
NAS: too difficult for the LORD?
KJV: any thing too hard for the LORD?
INT: difficult Jehovah is anything
Exodus 3:20
HEB: מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּכֹל֙ נִפְלְאֹתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה
NAS: with all My miracles which
KJV: Egypt with all my wonders which I will do
INT: Egyptian all my miracles which shall do
Exodus 34:10
HEB: עַמְּךָ֙ אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה נִפְלָאֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־
NAS: I will perform miracles which
KJV: I will do marvels, such as have not been done
INT: your people will perform miracles which nor
Leviticus 22:21
HEB: שְׁלָמִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה לְפַלֵּא־ נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ
NAS: to the LORD to fulfill a special vow
KJV: unto the LORD to accomplish [his] vow,
INT: of peace God to fulfill vow or
Leviticus 27:2
HEB: אִ֕ישׁ כִּ֥י יַפְלִ֖א נֶ֑דֶר בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥
NAS: a man makes a difficult vow,
KJV: unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow,
INT: A man When makes vow to your valuation
Numbers 6:2
HEB: אִשָּׁ֗ה כִּ֤י יַפְלִא֙ לִנְדֹּר֙ נֶ֣דֶר
NAS: or woman makes a special vow, the vow
KJV: or woman shall separate [themselves] to vow
INT: woman When makes vow the vow
Numbers 15:3
HEB: אוֹ־ זֶ֔בַח לְפַלֵּא־ נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ
NAS: a sacrifice to fulfill a special vow,
KJV: or a sacrifice in performing a vow,
INT: or A sacrifice to fulfill vow or
Numbers 15:8
HEB: אוֹ־ זָ֑בַח לְפַלֵּא־ נֶ֥דֶר אֽוֹ־
NAS: a sacrifice, to fulfill a special vow,
KJV: or [for] a sacrifice in performing a vow,
INT: or A sacrifice to fulfill vow or
Deuteronomy 17:8
HEB: כִּ֣י יִפָּלֵא֩ מִמְּךָ֨ דָבָ֜ר
NAS: is too difficult for you to decide,
KJV: If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment,
INT: If difficult is too case
Deuteronomy 28:59
HEB: וְהִפְלָ֤א יְהוָה֙ אֶת־
NAS: then the LORD will bring extraordinary plagues
KJV: thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues
INT: will bring the LORD plagues
Deuteronomy 30:11
HEB: הַיּ֑וֹם לֹֽא־ נִפְלֵ֥את הִוא֙ מִמְּךָ֔
NAS: is not too difficult for you, nor
KJV: thee this day, it [is] not hidden from thee, neither [is] it far off.
INT: today nor difficult he too
Joshua 3:5
HEB: יְהוָ֛ה בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖ם נִפְלָאֽוֹת׃
NAS: the LORD will do wonders among you.
KJV: the LORD will do wonders among you.
INT: the LORD among wonders
Judges 6:13
HEB: וְאַיֵּ֣ה כָֽל־ נִפְלְאֹתָ֡יו אֲשֶׁר֩ סִפְּרוּ־
NAS: are all His miracles which
KJV: be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where [be] all his miracles which our fathers
INT: and where are all his miracles which told
Judges 13:19
HEB: הַצּ֖וּר לַֽיהוָ֑ה וּמַפְלִ֣א לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת וּמָנ֥וֹחַ
NAS: and He performed wonders while Manoah
KJV: and [the angel] did wondrously; and Manoah
INT: the rock to the LORD wonders performed Manoah
2 Samuel 1:26
HEB: לִּ֖י מְאֹ֑ד נִפְלְאַ֤תָה אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙ לִ֔י
NAS: to me was more wonderful Than
KJV: hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love
INT: pleasant have been very wonderful your love the love
2 Samuel 13:2
HEB: בְתוּלָ֖ה הִ֑יא וַיִּפָּלֵא֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י אַמְנ֔וֹן
NAS: for she was a virgin, and it seemed hard to Amnon
KJV: thought it hard for him to do
INT: was a virgin and it seemed thought to Amnon
1 Chronicles 16:9
HEB: שִׂ֖יחוּ בְּכָל־ נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: to Him; Speak of all His wonders.
KJV: unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
INT: Speak of all his wonders
1 Chronicles 16:12
HEB: זִכְר֗וּ נִפְלְאֹתָיו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה
NAS: Remember His wonderful deeds which
KJV: Remember his marvellous works that he hath done,
INT: Remember his wonderful which has done
1 Chronicles 16:24
HEB: בְּכָל־ הָעַמִּ֖ים נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all
KJV: among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.
INT: all the peoples his wonderful
2 Chronicles 2:9
HEB: בוֹנֶ֖ה גָּד֥וֹל וְהַפְלֵֽא׃
NAS: [will be] great and wonderful.
KJV: which I am about to build [shall be] wonderful great.
INT: to build great and wonderful
2 Chronicles 26:15
HEB: לְמֵ֣רָח֔וֹק כִּֽי־ הִפְלִ֥יא לְהֵעָזֵ֖ר עַ֥ד
NAS: afar, for he was marvelously helped
KJV: far abroad; for he was marvellously helped,
INT: abroad till was marvelously helped against
Nehemiah 9:17
HEB: וְלֹא־ זָכְר֤וּ נִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֣יתָ
NAS: And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which
KJV: neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst
INT: and did not remember your wondrous which had performed
Job 5:9
HEB: וְאֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת עַד־ אֵ֥ין
NAS: things, Wonders without
KJV: and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
INT: else things Wonders against else
Job 9:10
HEB: אֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר וְנִפְלָא֗וֹת עַד־ אֵ֥ין
NAS: unfathomable, And wondrous works without
KJV: finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
INT: past out and wondrous against else
Job 10:16
HEB: תְּצוּדֵ֑נִי וְ֝תָשֹׁ֗ב תִּתְפַּלָּא־ בִֽי׃
NAS: And again You would show Your power against me.
KJV: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
INT: hunt and again show
Job 37:5
HEB: אֵ֣ל בְּ֭קוֹלוֹ נִפְלָא֑וֹת עֹשֶׂ֥ה גְ֝דֹל֗וֹת
NAS: with His voice wondrously, Doing
KJV: thundereth marvellously with his voice;
INT: God his voice wondrously Doing great
Job 37:14
HEB: עֲ֝מֹ֗ד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן ׀ נִפְלְא֬וֹת אֵֽל׃
NAS: Stand and consider the wonders of God.
KJV: and consider the wondrous works of God.
INT: Stand and consider the wonders of God
Job 42:3
HEB: וְלֹ֣א אָבִ֑ין נִפְלָא֥וֹת מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי וְלֹ֣א
NAS: that which I did not understand, Things too
KJV: that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew
INT: did not understand Things too did not
Psalm 9:1
HEB: אֲ֝סַפְּרָ֗ה כָּל־ נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: I will tell of all Your wonders.
KJV: I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
INT: will tell of all your wonders
Psalm 26:7
HEB: וּ֝לְסַפֵּ֗ר כָּל־ נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: And declare all Your wonders.
KJV: and tell of all thy wondrous works.
INT: and declare all your wonders
Psalm 31:21
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י הִפְלִ֘יא חַסְדּ֥וֹ לִ֝֗י
NAS: be the LORD, For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness
KJV: [be] the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness
INT: God for has made his lovingkindness city
Psalm 40:5
HEB: יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַי֮ נִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָ וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָ אֵ֫לֵ֥ינוּ
NAS: my God, are the wonders which You have done,
KJV: my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done,
INT: LORD my God are the wonders and your thoughts toward
Psalm 71:17
HEB: הֵ֝֗נָּה אַגִּ֥יד נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: declare Your wondrous deeds.
KJV: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
INT: here declare your wondrous
Psalm 72:18
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֹשֵׂ֖ה נִפְלָא֣וֹת לְבַדּֽוֹ׃
NAS: Who alone works wonders.
KJV: who only doeth wondrous things.
INT: of Israel works wonders alone
Psalm 75:1
HEB: שְׁמֶ֑ךָ סִ֝פְּר֗וּ נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: Men declare Your wondrous works.
KJV: is near thy wondrous works declare.
INT: your name declare your wondrous
Psalm 78:4
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה וֶעֱזוּז֥וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֽׂה׃
NAS: And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.
KJV: and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
INT: of the LORD and his strength and his wondrous he done
Psalm 78:11
HEB: וַיִּשְׁכְּח֥וּ עֲלִילוֹתָ֑יו וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶרְאָֽם׃
NAS: His deeds And His miracles that He had shown
KJV: his works, and his wonders that he had shewed
INT: forgot his deeds and his miracles he had shown
Psalm 78:32
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ הֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּ בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: And did not believe in His wonderful works.
KJV: still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
INT: and did not believe his wonderful
Psalm 86:10
HEB: אַ֭תָּה וְעֹשֵׂ֣ה נִפְלָא֑וֹת אַתָּ֖ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים
NAS: and do wondrous deeds; You alone
KJV: and doest wondrous things: thou [art] God
INT: you and do wondrous you are God
Psalm 96:3
HEB: בְּכָל־ הָֽ֝עַמִּ֗ים נִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all
KJV: among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
INT: all the peoples his wonderful
Psalm 98:1
HEB: חָ֭דָשׁ כִּֽי־ נִפְלָא֣וֹת עָשָׂ֑ה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה־
NAS: For He has done wonderful things, His right hand
KJV: for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand,
INT: A new for wonderful has done have gained
Psalm 105:2
HEB: שִׂ֝֗יחוּ בְּכָל־ נִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: to Him; Speak of all His wonders.
KJV: unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
INT: Speak of all his wonders
Psalm 105:5
HEB: זִכְר֗וּ נִפְלְאוֹתָ֥יו אֲשֶׁר־ עָשָׂ֑ה
KJV: Remember his marvellous works that he hath done;
INT: Remember works which has done
Psalm 106:7
HEB: לֹא־ הִשְׂכִּ֬ילוּ נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א זָ֭כְרוּ
NAS: did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember
KJV: understood not thy wonders in Egypt;
INT: did not understand your wonders did not remember
Psalm 106:22
HEB: נִ֭פְלָאוֹת בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חָ֑ם
NAS: Wonders in the land of Ham
KJV: Wondrous works in the land of Ham,
INT: Wonders the land of Ham
Psalm 107:8
HEB: לַיהוָ֣ה חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
NAS: for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons
KJV: [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children
INT: to the LORD his lovingkindness his wonders to the sons of men
Psalm 107:15
HEB: לַיהוָ֣ה חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
NAS: for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons
KJV: [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children
INT: to the LORD his lovingkindness his wonders to the sons of men
Psalm 107:21
HEB: לַיהוָ֣ה חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
NAS: for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons
KJV: [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children
INT: to the LORD his lovingkindness his wonders to the sons of men
Psalm 107:24
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו בִּמְצוּלָֽה׃ ׆
NAS: of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep.
KJV: of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.
INT: the works of the LORD and his wonders the deep
Psalm 107:31
HEB: לַיהוָ֣ה חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
NAS: for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons
KJV: [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children
INT: to the LORD his lovingkindness his wonders to the sons of men
Psalm 111:4
HEB: זֵ֣כֶר עָ֭שָׂה לְנִפְלְאֹתָ֑יו חַנּ֖וּן וְרַח֣וּם
NAS: He has made His wonders to be remembered;
KJV: He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered:
INT: to be remembered has made his wonders is gracious and compassionate
Psalm 118:23
HEB: זֹּ֑את הִ֖יא נִפְלָ֣את בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ׃
NAS: doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.
KJV: This is the LORD'S doing; it [is] marvellous in our eyes.
INT: likewise It is marvelous our eyes
Psalm 119:18
HEB: עֵינַ֥י וְאַבִּ֑יטָה נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת מִתּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃
NAS: that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law.
KJV: that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
INT: my eyes may behold Wonderful your law
Psalm 119:27
HEB: הֲבִינֵ֑נִי וְ֝אָשִׂ֗יחָה בְּנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: So I will meditate on Your wonders.
KJV: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
INT: understand will meditate your wonders
Psalm 131:1
HEB: הִלַּ֓כְתִּי ׀ בִּגְדֹל֖וֹת וּבְנִפְלָא֣וֹת מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
NAS: myself in great matters, Or in things too
KJV: myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
INT: involve great things too
Psalm 136:4
HEB: לְעֹ֘שֵׂ֤ה נִפְלָא֣וֹת גְּדֹל֣וֹת לְבַדּ֑וֹ
NAS: great wonders, For His lovingkindness
KJV: great wonders: for his mercy
INT: does wonders great alone
Psalm 139:14
HEB: נוֹרָא֗וֹת נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי נִפְלָאִ֥ים מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י
NAS: and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works,
KJV: [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works;
INT: I am fearfully and wonderfully Wonderful are your works and my soul
Psalm 145:5
HEB: הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וְדִבְרֵ֖י נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֣יךָ אָשִֽׂיחָה׃
NAS: of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
KJV: of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
INT: of your majesty works your wonderful will meditate
Proverbs 30:18
HEB: שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה הֵ֭מָּה נִפְלְא֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נִּי [וְאַרְבָּע
NAS: which are too wonderful for me, Four
KJV: There be three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yea, four
INT: are three There wonderful are too four
Isaiah 28:29
HEB: צְבָא֖וֹת יָצָ֑אָה הִפְלִ֣יא עֵצָ֔ה הִגְדִּ֖יל
NAS: of hosts, [Who] has made [His] counsel
KJV: of hosts, [which] is wonderful in counsel,
INT: of hosts comes has made counsel great
Isaiah 29:14
HEB: הִנְנִ֥י יוֹסִ֛ף לְהַפְלִ֥יא אֶת־ הָֽעָם־
NAS: I will once again deal marvelously
KJV: Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people,
INT: behold again deal for people
Isaiah 29:14
HEB: הָֽעָם־ הַזֶּ֖ה הַפְלֵ֣א וָפֶ֑לֶא וְאָֽבְדָה֙
NAS: deal marvelously with this
KJV: among this people, [even] a marvellous work and a wonder:
INT: people this marvelously wonder will perish
Jeremiah 21:2
HEB: אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ כְּכָל־ נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יו וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃
NAS: with us according to all His wonderful acts, so that [the enemy] will withdraw
KJV: will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up
INT: according to all his wonderful will withdraw against
Jeremiah 32:17
HEB: הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה לֹֽא־ יִפָּלֵ֥א מִמְּךָ֖ כָּל־
NAS: Nothing is too difficult for You,
KJV: [and] there is nothing too hard for thee:
INT: your outstretched not difficult is too there
Jeremiah 32:27
HEB: בָּשָׂ֑ר הֲֽמִמֶּ֔נִּי יִפָּלֵ֖א כָּל־ דָּבָֽר׃
NAS: is anything too difficult for Me?
KJV: is there any thing too hard for me?
INT: flesh too difficult of all thing
Daniel 8:24
HEB: וְלֹ֣א בְכֹח֔וֹ וְנִפְלָא֥וֹת יַשְׁחִ֖ית וְהִצְלִ֣יחַ
NAS: And he will destroy to an extraordinary degree And prosper
KJV: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper,
INT: by his power to an extraordinary will destroy and prosper
Daniel 11:36
HEB: אֵלִ֔ים יְדַבֵּ֖ר נִפְלָא֑וֹת וְהִצְלִ֙יחַ֙ עַד־
NAS: and will speak monstrous things against
KJV: and shall speak marvellous things against the God
INT: of gods and will speak monstrous will prosper until
Joel 2:26
HEB: עָשָׂ֥ה עִמָּכֶ֖ם לְהַפְלִ֑יא וְלֹא־ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ
NAS: has dealt wondrously with you; Then My people
KJV: that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people
INT: has dealt with wondrously not be put
Micah 7:15
HEB: מִצְרָ֑יִם אַרְאֶ֖נּוּ נִפְלָאֽוֹת׃
NAS: of Egypt, I will show you miracles.
KJV: will I shew unto him marvellous [things].
INT: of Egypt will show miracles
Zechariah 8:6
HEB: צְבָא֔וֹת כִּ֣י יִפָּלֵ֗א בְּעֵינֵי֙ שְׁאֵרִית֙
NAS: If it is too difficult
KJV: of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes
INT: of hosts If is too the sight of the remnant
Zechariah 8:6
HEB: גַּם־ בְּעֵינַי֙ יִפָּלֵ֔א נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה
NAS: it is too difficult in the sight
KJV: in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes?
INT: also the sight difficult said God
