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mene mene tekel upharsin

/ˈmɛni ˈmɛni ˈtɛkəl juˈfɑɹsɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mene mene tekel upharsin
IPA
/ˈmɛni ˈmɛni ˈtɛkəl juˈfɑɹsɪn/
34
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
1
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: מְנֵא מְנֵא תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִין

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɛni ˈmɛni ˈtɛkəl juˈfɑɹsɪn/
  • British English: /ˈmiːniː ˈmiːniː ˈtɛkəl juːˈfɑːsɪn/

Phrases

writing on the wall

Frequently Paired Words

writing on the wall

Questions

How do you pronounce mene mene tekel upharsin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛni ˈmɛni ˈtɛkəl juˈfɑɹsɪn/.
What does mene mene tekel upharsin mean?
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.
Where does mene mene tekel upharsin come from?
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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