פֶּלֶא
peleʼ · peh'-leh
a miracle
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6381 (פָּלָא);
a miracle
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: marvellous thing, wonder(-ful, -fully).
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › authority, the one who leads › strength, the leader
To speak, the word of authority, the one who leads of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פֶּלֶא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- wonders3 · 23%
- thy wonders2 · 15%
- wonderful2 · 15%
- marvellous things1 · 8%
- shall thy wonders1 · 8%
- are wonderful1 · 8%
- and a wonder1 · 8%
- wonderfully1 · 8%
- of these wonders1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.