And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
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חֶלֶד
H2465 · cheled · kheh'-led · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)
KJV usage
age, short time, world.
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Mapped occurrences
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 their substance to their babes.
Behold, 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.
<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?