MENE, MENE. NUMBERED, NUMBERED. Figure of speech Epizeuxis (App-6), for great emphasis. Chaldee. mene', mene. = numbered [yea] ended. See note on Jeremiah 27:7.
TEKEL. WEIGHED. Chaldee. tekel (compare Hebrew. shekel. App-51.)
UPPHARSIN. AND DIVIDED (or BROKEN). Chaldee. upharsin (the " u " being the conjunction. and), from Chaldee. paras = to break. See note on Daniel 4:27. There is. further reference, by the Figure of speech Syllepsis (or combination), App-6, to the Persians, by whom the kingdom of Babylon was broken up.