Metaphysical Bible Dictionary - Unity of Citrus County

TEKEL 647
though mercy and grace would come from without, instead of having confidence in the inner
Source of all overcoming power and positively affirming one's good until it comes into
manifestation (prayer, entreaty, supplication, imploring mercy, disposed with favor, mercy,
compassion).
MD 647/1.1 Tekel, te'-kel (Chald.)--poised; held suspended; examined; tried; weighed.
MD 647/1.2 A word of the handwriting on the wall (Dan. 5:25, 27). "TEKEL; thou art weighed
in the balances, and art found wanting."
MD 647/1.3 Meta. The inner feeling of inefficiency, defeat, lack of power to meet the problems
at hand, and failure to be what one should be, that takes possession of the very soul of an
individual in whom sense consciousness, the outer life with its desires for pleasure in
sensation, has been allowed to rule until he has become depleted in substance and strength,
both in mind and body, to the point where a great reaction sets in (held suspended, weighed--
"thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting").
MD 647/1.4 Tekoa (in A. V., II Sam. 14:2, Tekoah), te-ko'-å (Heb.)--striking; driving; pitching a
tent; fixing (of tents); fastening; securing; settling; pledging; confirming; trumpet blast; alarm;
signal; clapping the hands, i. e., rejoicing.
MD 647/1.5 A city of Judah, founded by Ashhur (I Chron. 2:24). It was fortified by Rehoboam
(II Chron. 11:6). Amos was "among the herdsmen of Tekoa" (Amos 1:1). The "wise woman"
whom Joab sent to David to intercede for Absalom lived in Tekoa (II Sam. 14:2).
MD 647/1.6 Meta. The establishing in the individual of a more firm and abiding idea regarding
his body (pitching a tent, fixing (of tents), fastening, securing, confirming).
MD 647/1.7 Tekoite, te-ko'-ite (fr. Heb.).
MD 647/1.8 A native of Tekoa. Here the reference is to "Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite" (II
Sam. 23:26).
MD 647/1.9 Meta. A thought like and belonging to the group of thoughts that Tekoa signifies.
(See TEKOA; also IRA and IKKESH.)
MD 647/1.10 Tel-abib, tel-a'-bib (Heb.)--hill of corn; hill of green ears; hill of verdure; green
hill; hill of eager desire; hill of young fruits.
TELASSAR
MD 647/2.1 A city of Babylonia, or Chaldea, on the river Chebar, where Ezekiel and many of
the captive Jews lived (Ezek. 3:15).
MD 647/2.2 Meta. The river Chebar signifies a current of vital thought force that strengthens
the religious thoughts of man (Jews) that have been reaching out for spiritual Truth but have
become entangled in psychic forces (Chaldeans) and have fallen into sense confusion
(Babylon). Spiritual revelation also comes to them here (in the person of Ezekiel the prophet),
and tends to join them to the one true Source of all inspiration and strength (Spirit).
MD 647/2.3 Tel-abib (on the river Chebar, where Ezekiel and many of the captive Jews in
Babylon lived, and meaning hill of green ears, hill of verdure, green hill, hill of eager desire, hill
of young fruits) bespeaks groups of thoughts whose ardent desire for good, for God, for Truth,
becomes fruitful in bringing about a renewed consciousness of spiritual substance and life, to
manifestation of abundant good.
MD 647/2.4 Telah, te'-lah (Heb.)--breach; rupture; cleft; fracture; break.
MD 647/2.5 A descendant of Ephraim's from whom Joshua was descended (I Chron. 7:25).
MD 647/2.6 Meta. A breaking-up, separating, putting-away tendency of the will (breach,
rupture, cleft). This may pertain to a putting off of error or a breaking up of harmony and
peace, according to whether the will is exercised in union with Truth or in personal
consciousness. Ephraim refers to the will.
MD 647/2.7 Telaim, te-la'-im (Heb.) -- young lambs; lambs; infants; youths.