חֶלֶדcheled
duration, world (Job 11:17; Psalms 17:14; Isaiah 38:11; Psalms 39:6; Psalms 89:48)
Pronunciation: kheh'-led · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2465
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Job 11:17 Your life will be brighter than the noonday. Even darkness will be as bright as morning.
- Psalms 17:14 By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.
- Psalms 39:5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.” Interlude
- Psalms 49:1 Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, everyone in the world!
- Psalms 89:47 Remember how short my life is, how empty and futile this human existence!
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).