The Hebrew word Meni refers to the pagan deity of fate or destiny. It derives from the root manah (H4487, to count, number, appoint) and represents the deified concept of predetermined fate that was worshipped in the ancient Near East. The word appears in Isaiah 65:11 alongside Gad (Fortune), as two pagan deities that apostate Israelites were worshipping.
Isaiah 65:11 condemns those who forsake the LORD to serve Gad (Fortune) and Meni (Destiny) — setting a table and filling cups of mixed wine for these pagan deities. The passage draws a sharp contrast between trusting in impersonal fate and trusting in the personal, covenant God of Israel. The prophetic indictment is clear: those who substitute the living God for abstract concepts of luck and fate have fundamentally misunderstood reality. God is not a force to be manipulated but a Person who numbers, appoints, and governs all things according to His sovereign will and covenant love.