TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.Daniel 5:27
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Original language (Aramaic)
תְּקֵ֑ל תְּקִ֥ילְתָּה בְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖א וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּ חַסִּֽיר׃
- תְּקֵ֑לte.Kel“teqel”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from תְּקֵל · “shekel” · Strong's H8625B
- תְּקִ֥ילְתָּהte.Ki.le.tah“you have been weighed”Verb, peil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תְּקַל · “to weigh” · Strong's H8625A
- בְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖אve.mo.zan.Ya'“in scales the”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֹאזֵנְיָא · “scale” · Strong's H3977
- וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּve.hish.te.Kha.chat“and you have been found”Conjunction + Verb, hithpeel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁכַח · “to find” · Strong's H7912
- חַסִּֽיר׃cha.Sir“lacking”Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from חַסִּר · “lacking” · Strong's H2627
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)