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mene mene tekel upharsin

UK/ˈmiːniː ˈmiːniː ˈtɛkəl juːˈfɑːsɪn/US/ˈmɛni ˈmɛni ˈtɛkəl juˈfɑɹsɪn/

mene mene tekel upharsin phrase: 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.

Phrase

mene mene tekel upharsin

  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.

Origin of mene 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.

Questions about mene mene tekel upharsin

What does mene mene tekel upharsin mean?
Mene mene tekel upharsin 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.
What part of speech is mene mene tekel upharsin?
Mene mene tekel upharsin is a phrase.
How do you pronounce mene mene tekel upharsin?
Mene mene tekel upharsin is pronounced /ˈmɛni ˈmɛni ˈtɛkəl juˈfɑɹsɪn/ (US).

Words near mene mene tekel upharsin in the dictionary

  1. mends
  2. mends fences
  3. mends one's ways
  4. mendy
  5. mene
  6. mene mene tekel upharsin
  7. Meneage
  8. Menear
  9. Menears
  10. menedione
  11. Meneely

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