Daniel
Daniel 5:25–26
25Now this is the inscription that was written:
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.
26And this is the interpretation of the message:
MENEf means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
Footnotes
- f 5:26 Mene sounds like the Aramaic for numbered.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Daniel 5:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now this | וּדְנָ֥ה | ū·ḏə·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular | H1836 this |
| is the inscription | כְתָבָ֖א | ḵə·ṯā·ḇā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H3792 writing |
| that | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| was written | רְשִׁ֑ים | rə·šîm | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7560 inscribe, sign |
| MENE | מְנֵ֥א | mə·nê | Noun - masculine singular | H4484 maneh, mina, a weight |
| MENE | מְנֵ֖א | mə·nê | Noun - masculine singular | H4484 maneh, mina, a weight |
| TEKEL | תְּקֵ֥ל | tə·qêl | Noun - masculine singular | H8625 weigh |
| PARSIN | וּפַרְסִֽין׃ | ū·p̄ar·sîn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H6537 break in two |
Daniel 5:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| this | דְּנָ֖ה | də·nāh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H1836 this |
| is the interpretation | פְּשַֽׁר־ | pə·šar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6591 interpretation |
| of the message | מִלְּתָ֑א | mil·lə·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4406 word, thing |
| MENE | מְנֵ֕א | mə·nê | Noun - masculine singular | H4484 maneh, mina, a weight |
| means that God | אֱלָהָ֥א | ’ĕ·lā·hā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H426 god, God |
| has numbered | מְנָֽה־ | mə·nāh- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4483 count, appoint |
| the days of your reign | מַלְכוּתָ֖ךְ | mal·ḵū·ṯāḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
| and brought it to an end | וְהַשְׁלְמַֽהּ׃ | wə·haš·lə·mah | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H8000 be complete |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 5:26 Jeremiah 25:11–12 · Jeremiah 27:7 · Isaiah 47:1–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.