te.qel is the inscribed term explained as a weighing on scales that finds someone deficient.

The attested use is an inscribed term whose explanation in Daniel 5:27 concerns being weighed on scales and found deficient; Daniel 5:25 first presents it within the written message.

1. Inscribed term explained by a deficient weighing · dominant

   In Daniel 5:25, the noun form appears among the words of an inscription. In Daniel 5:27, the same noun form is directly followed by an explanation; the APB renders the clause "you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient."

   Daniel 5:25Daniel 5:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Tekel" in both verses, first as part of the inscription and then with an explanatory clause about weighing and deficiency. The explanation is treated as the verse's presentation of the term rather than a precise lexical rendering.