Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleTEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient. Young's Literal Translation {A8625.htm" title="{A8625">Weighed{A8625.htm" title="{A8625">—Thou art weighed{A9986.htm" title="{A9986"> in{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A3977.htm" title="{A3977"> balances{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A7912.htm" title="{A7912"> hast been found{A2627.htm" title="{A2627"> lacking. King James Bible TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. Hebrew TEKELתְּקֵ֑ל (tə·qêl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8625: To balance means that you have been weighed תְּקִ֥ילְתָּה (tə·qî·lə·tāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8625: To balance on the scales בְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖א (ḇə·mō·zan·yā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 3977: A pair of scales and found וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּ (wə·hiš·tə·ḵa·ḥat) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7912: To discover deficient. חַסִּֽיר׃ (ḥas·sîr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2627: Lacking, wanting, deficient |