חֶלֶד, preced.) mould; trnsf. earthly life. Midr. Till. to Ps. XVII, 14 אין ח׳ אלא ארץ ḥeled means earth (ref. to Ps. XLIX, 2). Tanḥ. Ki Thabo 2 (ref. to Ps. XVII, 14) הן מתים מח׳ they die away from this world, v. חֲלוּדָה.