Pele (פלא) means wonder in Hebrew.
It can also mean marvel. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wonder, marvel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pele.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מה שגורם לצופה בו להשתומם שאינו צפוי או מובן מאליו.
מִי-כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִם יהוה, מִי כָּמֹכָה נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ; נוֹרָא תְהִלֹּת, עֹשֵׂה פֶלֶא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pele is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּלֶא
- Written without vowel points
- פלא
- Said
- pele
- Root
- פ־ל־א
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- פְּלָאִים או פְּלָאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' פְּלָאִים או פְּלָאוֹת
- Gematria
- 111
This is how Pele is said in other languages.
- English
- wonder, marvel
- Arabic
- عجب
- Russian
- диво
- French
- merveille
- Spanish
- maravilla
- German
- Wunder
- Yiddish
- פלא
These words mean nearly the same as Pele.
- נס
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Pele.
The word Pele is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הפלא ופלא
- הפליא מכותיו
- ילד פלא
- סיר פלא
- פלאפון
- שבעת פלאי תבל
- שנת פלאות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Pele comes from the root פ־ל־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Pele in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pele.
What does Pele (פלא) mean in Hebrew?
Pele (פלא) means wonder and marvel. It is said pele, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Pele (פלא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pele (פלא) are נס.
What rhymes with Pele (פלא)?
Words that rhyme with Pele (פלא) include כלא.
Is Pele (פלא) masculine or feminine?
The word Pele (פלא) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּלָאִים או פְּלָאוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פלא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.