H2465: חֶלֶד
cheled · pronounced kheh'-led · “lifetime/world”
Definition
life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)
KJV translates it as: age, short time, world.
Word origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly;
Extended definition
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2465 is translated
- the world ×2
- lifespan ×1
- my ×1
- is lifespan ×1
Bible verses with H2465 (cheled)
Cheled appears in 5 verses.
- Job 11:17
And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
- Psalms 17:14
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.
- Psalms 39:5
Behold, 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 49:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
- Psalms 89:47
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?