pele · wonder

What it means

pele (פֶּלֶא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “wonder”.

Something only God can do.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Something amazing only God can do.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• wonders ×6
• wonder ×5
• astonishingly ×1
• marvel ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Exodus×1
• Psalms×7
• Isaiah×3
• Lamentations×1
• Daniel×1

• Exodus 15:11

  Who is like you among the gods, YHWH? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, doing wonders?

• Psalms 77:11

  I will remember the works of Yah; yes, I will remember your wonder of old.

• Psalms 77:14

  You are the El who works wonders; you have made known among the peoples your strength.

• Psalms 78:12

  Before their fathers he did wonders in the land of Egypt, the field of Zoan.

• Psalms 88:10

  Will you do wonders for the dead? Or will the shades rise and give you thanks? Selah.

• Psalms 88:12

  Will your wonder be known in the darkness, and your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

• Psalms 89:5

  And the heavens will give thanks for your wonder, YHWH, also for your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.

• Psalms 119:129

  Wonders are your testimonies; therefore my soul guards them.

• Isaiah 9:6

  For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us, and the dominion will be on his shoulder; and his name will be called Wonder of a Counselor, Valiant El, Perpetual Father, Prince of Peace.

• Isaiah 25:1

  YHWH, you are my Elohim; I will exalt you, I will give thanks to your name, for you have done a wonder, plans from long ago, steadfast faithfulness.

• Isaiah 29:14

  therefore look, I will again do wonders with this people, a wonder and a marvel; and the wisdom of its wise men will perish, and the understanding of its men of understanding will be hidden.”

• Lamentations 1:9

  Her uncleanness is in her skirts; she did not remember her end, and she has come down astonishingly; she has no one to comfort her. “See, YHWH, my affliction, for the enemy has made himself great.”

• Daniel 12:6

  And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “Until when will it be until the end of these wonders?”