Mene-mene-tekel-upharsin definition
(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
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Origin of mene-mene-tekel-upharsin
- Aram, prob. lit., numbered, numbered, weighed, and divided
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition