This Aramaic verb appears in Daniel 5:27, in the famous 'handwriting on the wall' scene where Daniel interprets the cryptic message to Belshazzar: 'TEKEL—you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.' The root תקל corresponds to Hebrew שָׁקַל (to weigh), and the passive form indicates that Belshazzar has been subjected to divine evaluation. The imagery of weighing evokes judicial assessment, where one's worth or righteousness is measured as if on a balance. This leads to the verdict: 'found wanting' (too light, deficient).