Strong's Lexicon

H2465

H2465 — חֶלֶד

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewchelednoun mascOccurrences: 5TWOT: 653a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2465
Word:	חֶלֶד
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	cheled
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kheh'-led
Meaning:	1. life (as a fleeting portion of time) 2. (hence) the world (as transient)
KJV Renderings:	age, short time, world.

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BDB2754

חֶ֫לֶד noun [masculine]^{Job 11:17} duration, world (= αιὤν) (Arabic [untranscribed source text 1753] perpetual duration, eternity) — absolute ׳ ח Ps 17:14 חָ֑לֶד Job 11:17 + 2 t. + Isa 38:11 Che De, followed by Manuscript Babylonian etc. (Baer חָ֑דֶל); suffix חֶלְדִּי Ps 39:6 = duration of life Job 11:17; Ps 39:6 (|| יָמַי), זְכֹר אֲנִי מֶהחָֿ֑לֶד Ps 89:48 of what duration I am Dr^{§ 189. 2}, or (אדני for אני) what is life (?) Hi Ew Now and others; world (= αιὤν, not Κόσμος) Ps 17:14; Ps 49:2 (׳ ישׁבי ח || כלעֿמים), compare Isa 38:11 (see above; || אֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חלד (g’heh’-led)

Job 11:17

KJV: And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.be clearer…: Heb. arise above

EHCC: And (thine) age shall be clearer

Psalms 17:14

KJV: From 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.which are: or, bythey…: or, their children are full

EHCC: from men of the world,

Psalms 89:5

KJV: And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

EHCC: (6).and mine (is) as nothing

Psalms 49:1

KJV: To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:for: or, of

EHCC: (2).all (ye) inhabitants of the world: