Topic
Upharsin
2 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Daniel 5:25Easton · Nave Divided
¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
- Daniel 5:28Nave Divided
PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
And they divide, one of the words written by the mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar’s palace (Dan. 5:25). It is a pure Chaldean word. “Peres” is only a simple form of the same word.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
u-far'-sin (upharsin).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.