ΕΔΔΕΚΕΛ, εδδεκελ
EDDEKEL, eddekel
Sounds Like: ED-deh-kel
Translations: Tekel, weighed
From the root: ΕΔΔΕΚΕΛ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a transliteration of an Aramaic word, 'Tekel', which means 'weighed'. It is part of the famous phrase 'Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin' from the Book of Daniel, interpreted as 'God has numbered your kingdom and finished it; you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.' It signifies being measured or evaluated.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 10:4
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΕΔΔΕΚΕΛ, appear in our texts.
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