mene mene tekel upharsin
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Etymology[edit]
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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Phrase[edit]
mene mene tekel upharsin
- 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.