Cheled חֶ֫לֶד
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| חֶ֫לֶד | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | cheled |
| Strong's number | H2465 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | lifetime/world |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (4) |
Cheled (Hebrew חֶ֫לֶד, Strong's H2465) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “lifetime/world”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
age, duration of life, the world
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | age (2), world (2), short (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | world (2), your life (1), my lifetime (1), briefness (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Cheled, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 11:17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
Psalms
- Psalm 17:14From 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.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 39:5Behold, 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.You, 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 49:1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
- Psalm 89:47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).