חֶלֶד
cheled(kheh'-led)
“life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)”
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Definition
Strong’s Definition
life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)
Translated in KJV as
ageshort timeworld.
Etymology
from an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly;
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“From 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…”