mene-tekel

mene-tekel
mène-tèkel (mène[b], tèkel, ufarsȉn[/b]) m
DEFINICIJA
1. bibl. pov. misteriozni aramejski tekst koji se prema Bibliji (Knjiga proroka Daniela) za jedne noćne gozbe pojavio na zidu u dvorcu babilonskog kralja Belšarusura (Baltazara, 6. st. pr. Kr.) najavljujući mu propast
2. knjiš. pren. navještaj katastrofe nečije skore propasti, prijetnja [Staljingrad je bio mene-tekel Hitlerovu Trećem Reichu]
ETIMOLOGIJA
aram. mene: izmjereno + tekel: odvagnuto + ufarsin: podijeljeno, rastvoreno

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  • Mene Tekel — (vollständig: Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin), im Buch Daniel (Kap. 5, V. 25) die von Geisterhand an die Wand geschriebenen, den nahen Sturz des Königs Belsazar (s. d.) verkündenden Worte; daher soviel wie Warnungsruf. Die Worte bedeuten, wörtlich… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • mène-tèkel — (mène, tèkel, ufarsı̏n) m 1. {{001f}}bibl. pov. misteriozni aramejski tekst koji se prema Bibliji (Knjiga proroka Daniela) za jedne noćne gozbe pojavio na zidu u dvorcu babilonskog kralja Belšarusura (Baltazara, 6. st. pr. Kr.) najavljujući mu… …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • MENE, MENE, TEKEL, U-FARSIN — MENE, MENE, TEKEL, U FARSIN, enigmatic inscription referred to in daniel 5:25, which appeared on a wall, written by a detached hand. The narrative in Daniel 5:1ff. relates that King belshazzar of Babylonia made a feast for 1,000 of his lords,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Mene, mene, tekel upharsin — (chald., d.i. gezählt, gezählt, gewogen u. getheilt), s.u. Belsazar …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • mene, mene, tekel, upharsin — [mē′nē mē′nē tek′əl yo͞o fär′sin] [Aram, prob. lit., numbered, numbered, weighed, and divided] Bible the writing on the wall, interpreted by Daniel to mean that God had weighed Belshazzar and his kingdom, had found them wanting, and would destroy …   English World dictionary

  • Mene mene tekel upharsin — L inscription sur le mur L inscription sur le mur , un idiotisme, est un présage de destin douloureux ou de malheur. Il est tiré du Livre de Daniel où un écrit surnaturel prédit la chute de Babylone. La version anglaise The writing on the wall… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mene mene tekel ufarsin — Als Menetekel [meneˈteːkəl] bezeichnet man eine unheilverkündende Warnung, einen ernsten Mahnruf oder ein Vorzeichen drohenden Unheils. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft der Begriffe 1.1 Biblische Überlieferung 1.2 Historischer Bezug …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • mene, mene, tekel, upharsin — /mee nee, mee nee, tek euhl, yooh fahr sin/, Aramaic. numbered, numbered, weighed, divided: the miraculous writing on the wall interpreted by Daniel as foretelling the destruction of Belshazzar and his kingdom. Dan. 5:25 31. * * * …   Universalium

  • Mene mene tekel upharsin — Daniel interpreted these words (which were perhaps nouns for several weights or coins), which were written on the wall of Belshazzar s palace. They had baffled the wise men of Babylon (Dan. 5:25–8). He claimed they meant ‘to number’, ‘to weigh’,… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin — prophetic writing that appeared on the wall of the king in the Book of Daniel (Biblical) …   English contemporary dictionary

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