English Explanatory Dictionary

mene mene tekel upharsin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛni ˈmɛni ˈtɛkəl juˈfɑɹsɪn/ /ˈmiːniː ˈmiːniː ˈtɛkəl juːˈfɑːsɪn/

Word forms

mene mene tekel upharsin

Etymology

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

Related words

writing on the wall
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