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mene, mene, tekel, upharsin

(nē mēnē tekəl yo̵̅o̅ färsin)

Bible the writing on the wall, interpreted by Daniel to mean that God had weighed Belshazzar and his kingdom, had found them wanting, and would destroy them: Dan. 5:25

Origin: Aram, prob. lit., numbered, numbered, weighed, and divided

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