חֶ֫לֶד
che.ledlifetime/worldHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine5 occurrences2 books5 verses
Definition
from an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly; life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)
Traditional renderings: age, short time, world.
Traditional renderings: age, short time, world.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חֶ֫לֶד:
- γῆgē“earth: planet”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Job 11:17חָ֑לֶד · Your lifeYour life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
- Psalm 17:14מֵחֶ֗לֶד · of the world…from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
- Psalm 39:5וְחֶלְדִּ֣י · and my lifetimeYou, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
- Psalm 49:1חָֽלֶד׃ · of the worldFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
- Psalm 89:47חָ֑לֶד · the briefnessRemember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!