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Daniel 5:27
“TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
תְּקַלtᵉqal · tek-al'
H8625 · Aramaic
H8625 · Aramaic
- Definition
- to balance
- Derivation
- (Aramaic) corresponding to H8254 (שָׁקַל);
- KJV renderings
- Tekel, be weighed.
- Grammar
- תְּקֵ֑ל — common noun, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Daniel 5:25
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read תְּקַל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.