mene mene tekel upharsin

English

Etymology

A transliteration of Aramaic מְנֵא מְנֵא תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִין (mənē mənē təqēl ūp̄arsīn, “a mina, a mina, a shekel, and half-shekels”) from Daniel 5:25.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛni ˈmɛni ˈtɛkəl juˈfɑɹsɪn/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːniː ˈmiːniː ˈtɛkəl juːˈfɑːsɪn/

Phrase

mene mene tekel upharsin

1. Words written by a mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar's palace, and interpreted by Daniel as predicting the doom of the king and his dynasty.

See also

• writing on the wall