wonder
mo.phet denotes extraordinary acts or events, and also persons or actions set before others as a portent.
The term most often marks extraordinary acts or events, especially those performed in Egypt or associated with Israel's deliverance; it can also identify a person or enacted action that stands before others as a portent. In one setting, a person is described as an object of wonder to many.
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Extraordinary acts or occurring events · dominant
Plural forms occur in accounts and recollections of acts performed in Egypt: in Exodus 11:10 the APB renders that Moses and Aaron performed “all these wonders” before Pharaoh, and in Deuteronomy 26:8 it lists them with signs in the departure from Egypt. A singular form can identify a predicted and then occurring event: in 1 Kings 13:3 the APB renders the announced tearing of the altar as “the sign,” and 1 Kings 13:5 reports its occurrence.
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A person or action set as a portent · common
The singular noun identifies people or enacted conduct that points beyond itself. In Ezekiel 12:6 the APB renders Ezekiel's burden-bearing action and covered face in the clause “I have made you a wonder to the house of Israel,” while Ezekiel 24:24 says his conduct will become such a wonder to the hearers; Isaiah 20:3 similarly joins Isaiah's three-year walk to a sign and a wonder upon Egypt and Cush.
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An object of astonishment · rare
In Psalm 71:7, the singular form describes the speaker's standing before many; the APB renders the clause, “I have become a wonder to many,” while the following clause names God as refuge and strength.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “wonders,” particularly in Egypt and deliverance contexts, and as “sign” where a predicted or representative action is in view. It also uses “portent” in Zechariah 3:8; these are translation renderings of whole clauses.