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This isדְּנָהthe interpretationפְּשַׁרof the matter:מִלְּתָאMene,מְנֵאElahאֱלָהָאhas countedמְנָהyour kingdomמַלְכוּתָךְand brought it to an end.וְהַשְׁלְמַהּ
Daniel 5:26
Study it in the app“This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene, Elah has counted your kingdom and brought it to an end.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 5:26, word by word
- the interpretationפְּשַׁרpeshar
interpretation
Interpretation (Aramaic): the explanation of a dream, a vision or a writing. Related to the Hebrew "pitron".
Where else “peshar” appears- of the matterמִלְּתָmilta
matter
A matter or thing being dealt with (Aramaic).
Where else “milta” appears- Meneמְנֵאmene
numbered
Numbered, counted (Aramaic); the word "Mene" of the writing on the wall.
Where else “mene” appears- Elahאֱלָהָelaha
Elah, God, god
Elah: the Aramaic word for God, related to the Hebrew "Eloah" and "Elohim". In the parts of the Bible written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel) it is the God of Israel, the same one who in Hebrew is called Elohim; the text only changes language. The same word, also in the plural, is used for the gods of other peoples ("god", "gods"), and the passage itself shows who is meant.
Where else “elaha” appears- has countedמְנָהmena
count
Reckon the number (Aramaic).
Where else “mena” appears- your kingdomמַלְכוּתָmalchuta
kingdom
A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).
Where else “malchuta” appears- and brought it to an endהַשְׁלְמַhashlma
complete
To bring to a full close.
Where else “hashlma” appears
The context
25And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Uparsin.
26 · This verse (above)
27Tekel, you have been weighed in the balance and found lacking.