mene mene tekel upharsin

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛni ˈmɛni ˈtɛkəl juˈfɑɹsɪn/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmiːniː ˈmiːniː ˈtɛkəl juːˈfɑːsɪn/

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.

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