2465. cheled

Lexicon

cheled: World, lifetime, age

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

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.

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).

Topical Lexicon

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1029 (βίος, bios): Refers to life, particularly in the sense of physical life or livelihood.
• G1093 (γῆ, gē): Denotes the earth or land, often used to refer to the world or the physical realm.
• G2817 (κληρονομία, klēronomia): Refers to an inheritance, often used metaphorically for the spiritual inheritance of believers.
• G2819 (κλῆρος, klēros): Refers to a lot or portion, sometimes used in the context of inheritance or destiny.
• G3310 (μέρος, meros): Denotes a part or portion, often used to describe a share or division.
• G3313 (μέρος, meros): Similar to G3310, it refers to a part or portion, emphasizing division or allocation.
• G5287 (ὑπόστασις, hypostasis): Refers to a foundation or assurance, often used in theological contexts to describe the substance or essence of faith.

These Greek terms provide a broader understanding of the concepts related to "cheled," particularly in the New Testament, where the focus shifts to the eternal life and inheritance promised to believers.

Usage: The word "cheled" appears in the Hebrew Bible to describe the temporal aspect of life or the world, highlighting its ephemeral quality. It is used in contexts that reflect on the brevity and impermanence of human existence.

Context: • The Hebrew word חֶלֶד (cheled) is used in the Old Testament to convey the concept of life, particularly in its fleeting and transient nature. It is often associated with the world or the earthly realm, emphasizing the temporary and passing nature of human life in contrast to the eternal. The term appears in poetic and wisdom literature, where it serves as a reminder of the brevity of life and the importance of living with an awareness of its impermanence.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, "cheled" is translated in contexts that reflect on the short-lived nature of human existence. For example, in Psalm 39:5, the psalmist reflects on the brevity of life: "Behold, You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Truly, each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah."
• The usage of "cheled" in the Hebrew Bible often serves to contrast the temporal nature of human life with the eternal nature of God, encouraging readers to focus on spiritual and eternal matters rather than the fleeting concerns of the 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

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.