פָּלָה
pâlâh · paw-law'
to distinguish (literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to distinguish (literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: put a difference, show marvellous, separate, set apart, sever, make wonderfully.
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
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold
To speak, the word of authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פָּלָה 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and i will sever1 · 14%
- shall sever1 · 14%
- doth put a difference1 · 14%
- with us? so shall we be separated1 · 14%
- hath set apart1 · 14%
- shew thy marvellous1 · 14%
- and wonderfully made1 · 14%
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.