From an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly; life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence the world (as transient): - {age} short {time} world.
Psa 17:14From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the worldH2465, 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. ▼▼
Psa 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine ageH2465is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. ▼