Word Study · Strong's H6395 · Hebrew
פָּלָה
palah
paw-law'
Strong's 1890 spelling: pâlâh
“to distinguish (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to distinguish (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
put a difference, show marvellous, separate, set apart, sever, make wonderfully.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- הִפְלָ֣ה1
- הַפְלֵ֣ה1
- וְהִפְלָ֣ה1
- וְהִפְלֵיתִי֩1
- וְנִפְלֵ֙ינוּ֙1
- יַפְלֶ֣ה1
- נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי1
How it is rendered · 7
- and he will separate1
- and I will separate1
- and we will be distinguished1
- he has set apart1
- he separates1
- I am wonderful1
- make wonderful1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- Hc/Vhq1cs1
- Hc/Vhq3ms1
- Hc/VNq1cp1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singular1
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 1st person common singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/Vhq1cs · 1
- Hc/Vhq3ms · 1
- Hc/VNq1cp · 1
- HVhi3ms · 1
- HVhp3ms · 1
- HVhv2ms · 1
- HVNp1cs · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 8:22וְהִפְלֵיתִי֩vehifleitiHc/Vhq1csBut on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.here: and I will separate
- Exodus 9:4וְהִפְלָ֣הvehiflahHc/Vhq3msBut the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”here: and he will separate
- Exodus 11:7יַפְלֶ֣הyaflehverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularBut among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.here: he separates
- Exodus 33:16וְנִפְלֵ֙ינוּ֙venifleinuHc/VNq1cpFor how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight, unless You go with us? How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth?”here: and we will be distinguished
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 4:3הִפְלָ֣הhiflahverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularKnow that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.here: he has set apart
- Psalms 17:7הַפְלֵ֣הhaflehverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singularShow the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.here: make wonderful
- Psalms 139:14נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִיnifleitiverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 1st person common singularI praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.here: I am wonderful