Strong’s H6381 · Hebrew
פָּלָא
pâlâʼ
paw-law'
Definition
properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
Etymology
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
- 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
- great
- make) wonderful(-ers
- -ly
- works)
- wondrous (things
- works
- -ly)
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.