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Tekel,תְּקֵלyou have been weighedתְּקִילְתָּהin the balanceבְמֹאזַנְיָאand foundוְהִשְׁתְּכַחַתְּlacking.חַסִּיר
Daniel 5:27
Study it in the app“Tekel, you have been weighed in the balance and found lacking.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 5:27, word by word
- Tekelתְּקֵלtekel
Tekel
A word written on the wall: a shekel, a unit of weight.
Where else “tekel” appears- in the balanceמֹאזַנְיָmozanya
scales
Scales, balance (Aramaic).
Where else “mozanya” appears- and foundהִשְׁתְּכַחַתְּhishtchachat
find
To find, to discover (Aramaic).
Where else “hishtchachat” appears- lackingחַסִּירchasir
lacking
Lacking, deficient (Aramaic): found too light.
Where else “chasir” appears
The context
26This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene, Elah has counted your kingdom and brought it to an end.
27 · This verse (above)
28Peres, your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and the Persians.”