חֶלֶד
cheled · kheh'-led
life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly;
life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)
- life (as a fleeting portion of time)
- hence, the world (as transient)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: age, short time, world.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › authority, the one who leads › the doorway, the way in
To separate and protect of authority, the one who leads of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֶלֶד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the world2 · 40%
- and thine age1 · 20%
- and mine age1 · 20%
- how short1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.