פֶּלֶא pele

Hebrew word for “wonder” · Strong’s H6382 · used 13 times in 13 verses

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Meaning

1) wonder, marvel; 1a) wonder (extraordinary, hard to understand thing); 1b) wonder (of God's acts of judgment and redemption)

How it is translated

Glosses given for pele in context, with how often each is used:

• wonders 11
• wonder 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 77 (2), Psalms 88 (2), Exodus 15 (1), Psalms 78 (1), Psalms 89 (1), Psalms 119 (1), Isaiah 9 (1), Isaiah 25 (1), Isaiah 29 (1), Lamentations 1 (1)

Forms

• פלא 6
• פלאך 3
• פלאות 1
• ופלא 1
• פלאים 1
• הפלאות 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with pele more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יָדָה yadah “to give thanks” 3
• אֵל el “God” 3
• אֱמוּנָה emunah “faithfulness” 2
• זָכַר zakhar “to remember” 2
• כֵּן ken “so” 2
• שֵׁם shem “name” 2
• יָדַע yada “to know” 2
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 2
• אָב av “father” 2

Key verses

The verses using pele that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 15:11 — Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
• Psalms 77:11 — I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
• Psalms 77:14 — Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
• Psalms 78:12 — Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
• Psalms 88:10 — Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
• Psalms 88:12 — Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
• Psalms 89:5 — And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
• Isaiah 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The…
• Isaiah 25:1 — O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
• Isaiah 29:14 — Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall…
• Lamentations 1:9 — Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for…
• Daniel 12:6 — And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.