mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
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/mee"nee, mee"nee, tek"euhl, yooh fahr"sin/,
Aramaic.
numbered, numbered, weighed, divided: the miraculous writing on the wall interpreted by Daniel as foretelling the destruction of Belshazzar and his kingdom. Dan. 5:25-31.
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Mene mene tekel upharsin — Daniel interpreted these words (which were perhaps nouns for several weights or coins), which were written on the wall of Belshazzar s palace. They had baffled the wise men of Babylon (Dan. 5:25–8). He claimed they meant ‘to number’, ‘to weigh’,… … Dictionary of the Bible
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Mene Tekel — (vollständig: Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin), im Buch Daniel (Kap. 5, V. 25) die von Geisterhand an die Wand geschriebenen, den nahen Sturz des Königs Belsazar (s. d.) verkündenden Worte; daher soviel wie Warnungsruf. Die Worte bedeuten, wörtlich… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
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