Lexicon :: Strong's H2465 - ḥeleḏ

חֶלֶד
Transliteration
ḥeleḏ
Pronunciation
kheh'-led
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 653a

Strong’s Definitions

חֶלֶד cheled, kheh'-led; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H2465 in the following manner: age (2x), world (2x), time (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H2465 in the following manner: age (2x), world (2x), time (1x).

  1. age, duration of life, the world

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶלֶד cheled, kheh'-led; 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.
STRONGS H2465: Abbreviations
† חֶ֫לֶד noun [masculine]Job 11:17 duration, world (= αιὤν) (Arabic perpetual duration, eternity) — absolute ח׳ Psalm 17:14; חָ֑לֶד Job 11:17 + 2 times + 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).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

11:17; 11:17; 11:17

Psalms

17:14; 17:14; 39:6; 39:6; 49:2; 89:48

Isaiah

38:11; 38:11