H2465 חֶלֶד

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 5 KJV occurrences

חֶלֶד

cheled · kheh'-led

Definition

life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)

KJV Renderings

age, short time, world.

Derivation / Etymology

from an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly;

KJV Verses (5)

Job 11:17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
Psalms 17:14From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
Psalms 49:1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Psalms 89:47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?