2465. cheled
Berean Strong's Lexicon
cheled: World, lifetime, age

Original Word: חֵלֶד
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: cheled
Pronunciation: KHEH-led
Phonetic Spelling: (kheh'-led)
Definition: World, lifetime, age
Meaning: life, the world

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to glide swiftly

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G165 (αἰών, aiōn) – often translated as "age" or "world," reflecting a similar concept of time or era.

- G2889 (κόσμος, kosmos) – often translated as "world," referring to the ordered system or universe.

Usage: The Hebrew word "cheled" primarily refers to the concept of the world or the temporal nature of human life. It is often used to denote the fleeting, transient nature of earthly existence, emphasizing the brevity and impermanence of life on earth.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, there was a strong awareness of the transient nature of life. This perspective is reflected in the use of "cheled," which underscores the contrast between the eternal nature of God and the temporary existence of humans. The brevity of life was a common theme in wisdom literature, where it served as a reminder of the need for humility and reliance on God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
duration, world
NASB Translation
life (1), lifetime (1), span of life (1), world (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֶ֫לֶד noun [masculine]Job 11:17 duration, world (= αιὤν) (Arabic perpetual duration, eternity) — absolute ׳ח Psalm 17:14; חָ֑לֶד Job 11:17 2t. + Isaiah 38:11 Che De, followed by Manuscript Babylonian etc. (Baer חָ֑דֶל); suffix חֶלְדִּי Psalm 39:6; = duration of life Job 11:17; Psalm 39:6 ("" יָמַי), זְכֹר אֲנִי מֶהחָֿ֑לֶד Psalm 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) Psalm 17:14; Psalm 49:2 (׳ישׁבי ח "" כלעֿמים), compare Isaiah 38:11 (see above; "" אֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים).

II. חלד (√ of following; compare Late Hebrew חלד dig, or hollow out, Aramaic creep, crawl).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
age, short time, world

From an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly; life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient) -- age, short time, world.

Forms and Transliterations
וְחֶלְדִּ֣י וחלדי חָ֑לֶד חָֽלֶד׃ חלד חלד׃ מֵחֶ֗לֶד מחלד Chaled ḥā·leḏ ḥāleḏ mê·ḥe·leḏ meCheled mêḥeleḏ vechelDi wə·ḥel·dî wəḥeldî
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 11:17
HEB: וּֽ֭מִצָּהֳרַיִם יָק֣וּם חָ֑לֶד תָּ֝עֻ֗פָה כַּבֹּ֥קֶר
NAS: Your life would be brighter than
KJV: And [thine] age shall be clearer
INT: noonday would be brighter your life forth the morning

Psalm 17:14
HEB: יְהוָ֡ה מִֽמְתִ֬ים מֵחֶ֗לֶד חֶלְקָ֥ם בַּֽחַיִּים֮
NAS: From men of the world, whose portion
KJV: from men of the world, [which have] their portion
INT: LORD men of the world portion in life

Psalm 39:5
HEB: נָ֘תַ֤תָּה יָמַ֗י וְחֶלְדִּ֣י כְאַ֣יִן נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ
NAS: [as] handbreadths, And my lifetime as nothing
KJV: [as] an handbreadth; and mine age [is] as nothing before thee: verily every
INT: have made my days and my lifetime nothing your sight

Psalm 49:1
HEB: כָּל־ יֹ֥שְׁבֵי חָֽלֶד׃
NAS: all inhabitants of the world,
KJV: all [ye] inhabitants of the world:
INT: all inhabitants of the world

Psalm 89:47
HEB: אֲנִ֥י מֶה־ חָ֑לֶד עַל־ מַה־
NAS: what my span of life is; For what
KJV: Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made
INT: I what my span is For what

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2465
5 Occurrences


ḥā·leḏ — 3 Occ.
mê·ḥe·leḏ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥel·dî — 1 Occ.
















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