Strong's Hebrew: 6395. פָּלָה (palah) -- To be distinct, to be separated, to be distinguished, to be wonderful

Strong's Lexicon

palah: To be distinct, to be separated, to be distinguished, to be wonderful

Original Word: פָלָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: palah
Pronunciation: pah-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-law')
Definition: To be distinct, to be separated, to be distinguished, to be wonderful
Meaning: to distinguish

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2296 (θαυμάζω, thaumazō) - to wonder, to marvel

- G5059 (τεθαυμάσται, tethaumastai) - to be amazed, to be astonished

Usage: The Hebrew verb "palah" primarily conveys the idea of being set apart or distinguished, often in a manner that is extraordinary or wonderful. It is used to describe actions or events that are remarkable or miraculous, highlighting the distinctiveness of God's works or the people He chooses to set apart for His purposes.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, the concept of being set apart or distinguished was significant in both religious and social spheres. The Israelites, as God's chosen people, were often described as being set apart from other nations. This distinction was not only in terms of religious practices but also in their moral and ethical conduct, which was meant to reflect the holiness of God. The use of "palah" in the Hebrew Bible underscores the miraculous and divine nature of God's interventions in history, as well as the special status of those He chooses to set apart for His purposes.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be separated or distinct
NASB Translation
distinguished (1), make a distinction (1), makes a distinction (1), set apart (2), wonderfully (1), wondrously show (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מָּלָה] verb Niph`al be separated, distinct ("" form of פלא q. v.; compare Arabic , separate from sucking, wean; Ethiopic separate, distinguish); —

1 Perfect1plural consecutive וְנִפְלִינוּ Exodus 33:16 and we shall be distinct, with מִן person

21singular נִפְלֵיתִי Psalm 139:14 I am wonderful (namely in bodily stature etc.); < Vrss Hupfeld Now Bae We תָ- thou [׳י] art wonderful (פלא 3).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

separate, set apart, sever

A primitive root; to distinguish (literally or figuratively) -- put a difference, show marvellous, separate, set apart, sever, make wonderfully.

Forms and Transliterations

הִפְלָ֣ה הַפְלֵ֣ה הפלה וְהִפְלֵיתִי֩ וְהִפְלָ֣ה וְנִפְלֵ֙ינוּ֙ והפלה והפליתי ונפלינו יַפְלֶ֣ה יפלה נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי נפליתי hafLeh hap̄·lêh hap̄lêh hifLah hip̄·lāh hip̄lāh nifLeiti nip̄·lê·ṯî nip̄lêṯî vehifLah vehifleiTi venifLeinu wə·hip̄·lāh wə·hip̄·lê·ṯî wə·nip̄·lê·nū wəhip̄lāh wəhip̄lêṯî wənip̄lênū yafLeh yap̄·leh yap̄leh

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Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 8:22
HEB: וְהִפְלֵיתִי֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא
NAS: But on that day I will set apart the land
KJV: And I will sever in that day the land
INT: will set day he

Exodus 9:4
HEB: וְהִפְלָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בֵּ֚ין
NAS: But the LORD will make a distinction between
KJV: And the LORD shall sever between the cattle
INT: will make the LORD between

Exodus 11:7
HEB: תֵּֽדְע֔וּן אֲשֶׁר֙ יַפְלֶ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בֵּ֥ין
NAS: the LORD makes a distinction between
KJV: how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians
INT: you may understand how makes the LORD between

Exodus 33:16
HEB: בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֣ עִמָּ֑נוּ וְנִפְלֵ֙ינוּ֙ אֲנִ֣י וְעַמְּךָ֔
NAS: with us, so that we, I and Your people, may be distinguished from all
KJV: [is it] not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people,
INT: along with may be distinguished I the people

Psalm 4:3
HEB: וּדְע֗וּ כִּֽי־ הִפְלָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה חָסִ֣יד
NAS: that the LORD has set apart the godly man
KJV: that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly
INT: know for has set the LORD the godly

Psalm 17:7
HEB: הַפְלֵ֣ה חֲ֭סָדֶיךָ מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ
NAS: Wondrously show Your lovingkindness,
KJV: Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness,
INT: Wondrously your lovingkindness Savior

Psalm 139:14
HEB: כִּ֥י נוֹרָא֗וֹת נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי נִפְלָאִ֥ים מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ
NAS: to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful
KJV: thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous
INT: for I am fearfully and wonderfully Wonderful are your works