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Strong's #2465 - חֶלֶד
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- age, duration of life, the world
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2161) dlh (ההלד HhLD) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Age: A passing through a space or time. [from: lh- passing through]
Nm ) dlh (ההלד HhLD) - Age: A passing through a finite span of time or space. KJV (5): age, world, time - Strongs: H2465 (חֶלֶד)
gm) dlfh (ההולד HhWLD) - Hholed: An unknown animal that burrows in the ground. KJV (1): weasel - Strongs: H2467 (חֹלֶד)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
perpetual duration, eternity) — absolute ׳ח Psalm 17:14; חָ֑לֶד Job 11:17 2t. + Isaiah 38:11 Che Deuteronomy , followed by Manuscript Babylonian etc. (Baer חָ֑דֶל); suffix חֶלְדִּי Psalm 39:6; = duration of life Job 11:17; Psalm 39:6 ("" יָמַי), זְכֹר אֲנִימֶהחָֿ֑לֶד 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).
חֶלֶד m.
(1) duration, or time of life [“life, as passing away quickly.”], Psalms 39:6, 89:48 whence life, Job 11:17 according to others, time (like עוֹלָם).
(2) the world (compare עוֹלָם). Psalms 49:2, 17:14, מְתִים מֵחֶלֶד “those who love the things of the world;” compare κόσμος, John 15:18, 19.
