Etymology

mene mene tekel upharsin

Today it means: Words written by a mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar's palace, and interpreted by Daniel as predicting the doom of the king and his dynasty. Full definition →

Aramaic מְנֵא מְנֵא תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִין
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  1. Aramaic · derived fromמְנֵא מְנֵא תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִין“a mina, a mina, a shekel, and half-shekels”
  2. English todaymene mene tekel upharsin

A transliteration of Aramaic מְנֵא מְנֵא תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִין (mənē mənē təqēl ūp̄arsīn, “a mina, a mina, a shekel, and half-shekels”) from Daniel 5:25.

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