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Name of God’s Son

ΘΕΚΕΛ, θεκελ

THEKEL, thekel

Sounds Like: THEH-kel

Translations: Tekel, weighed

From the root: ΘΕΚΕΛ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word is a transliteration of an Aramaic word, meaning 'weighed'. It is part of the famous phrase 'Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin' from the Book of Daniel, which was written on the wall during Belshazzar's feast. It signifies that something has been weighed and found wanting. In the narrative, it refers to the king's kingdom being weighed and found deficient.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s number: H8628 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
  • Daniel (Theodotion) — 5:25, 5:27
  • Daniel (Old Greek) — 5:1

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No other words from the same root, ΘΕΚΕΛ, appear in our texts.

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