Definition of mene mene tekel upharsin in English:

mene mene tekel upharsin

noun ˈmɛneɪ ˈmɛneɪ ˈtɛkl juːˈfɑːsɪnˈmiːni ˈmiːni ˈtɛkl juːˈfɑːsɪn

The words written by a bodiless hand on the wall at Belshazzar's feast (as recounted in the biblical Book of Daniel).

Origin

Late 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Aramaic mĕnē mĕnē tĕqēl ūp̲arsīn (Daniel 5:25) from mĕnē numbered, mina + tĕqēl weighed, shekel + ū- and + parsīn, plural of pĕrēs divided, Persia, half-mina, half-shekel. The phrase is an elaborate piece of wordplay, relying on the fact that each word can also denote a different coin, and the third word can also be interpreted as ‘Persia’.

Definition of mene mene tekel upharsin in US English:

mene mene tekel upharsin

noun

The words written by a bodiless hand on the wall at Belshazzar's feast (as recounted in the biblical Book of Daniel).

Origin

Late 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Aramaic mĕnē mĕnē tĕqēl ūp̲arsīn (Daniel 5:25) from mĕnē numbered, mina + tĕqēl weighed, shekel + ū- and + parsīn, plural of pĕrēs divided, Persia, half-mina, half-shekel. The phrase is an elaborate piece of wordplay, relying on the fact that each word can also denote a different coin, and the third word can also be interpreted as ‘Persia’.

词汇	mene mene tekel upharsin
释义	Definition of mene mene tekel upharsin in English: mene mene tekel upharsin noun ˈmɛneɪ ˈmɛneɪ ˈtɛkl juːˈfɑːsɪnˈmiːni ˈmiːni ˈtɛkl juːˈfɑːsɪn The words written by a bodiless hand on the wall at Belshazzar's feast (as recounted in the biblical Book of Daniel). Origin Late 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Aramaic mĕnē mĕnē tĕqēl ūp̲arsīn (Daniel 5:25) from mĕnē numbered, mina + tĕqēl weighed, shekel + ū- and + parsīn, plural of pĕrēs divided, Persia, half-mina, half-shekel. The phrase is an elaborate piece of wordplay, relying on the fact that each word can also denote a different coin, and the third word can also be interpreted as ‘Persia’. Definition of mene mene tekel upharsin in US English: mene mene tekel upharsin noun The words written by a bodiless hand on the wall at Belshazzar's feast (as recounted in the biblical Book of Daniel). Origin Late 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Aramaic mĕnē mĕnē tĕqēl ūp̲arsīn (Daniel 5:25) from mĕnē numbered, mina + tĕqēl weighed, shekel + ū- and + parsīn, plural of pĕrēs divided, Persia, half-mina, half-shekel. The phrase is an elaborate piece of wordplay, relying on the fact that each word can also denote a different coin, and the third word can also be interpreted as ‘Persia’.
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