OCRAN (ok'ran), (Heb. ok-rawn% mud dler), father of the Pagiel who was chief of Asher about the time of the Exodus (Num. i:13; ii:27; vii:72; x:26), B. C. before 658.
ODED (6'ded), (Heb, o-dade', erecting).
1. The prophet who remonstrated against the detention as captives of the persons whom the army of King Pekah had brought prisoners from Judah, and at whose suggestion they were hand somely treated, and conducted back with all ten derness and care to their own country (2 Chron. xxviii :9). (B. C. 739.) 2. Father of Azariah the prophet, who was commissioned to meet and encourage Asa on his return from defeating the Ethiopians (2 Chron. xv :1--8). It curiously happens that the address which, at the commencement, is ascribed to Aza Hall, the son of Oded, is at the end ascribed to Oded himself (xv :8). But this is supposed to have been a slip of copyists, and the Alex. MS., the Vulgate and the Peshito-Syriac versions read the latter verse like the former. (B. C. before 953.) ODEN (6'dem), (Heb. o'dene; Sept. acipowv, sar'dee-on), sardius, one of the precious stones in the breastplate of the high-priest (Exod. xxviii:17; xxxix:to, and also mentioned in Ezek. xxviii:13).
In all these places it is rendered `sardius' in the Authorized Version, following the Septuagint and Josephus (De Bell. 'zed., v, 5, 7), who, how ever, in Antiq. 7, 6, makes it the sardonyx (crapo6vq). The sardius is the stone now called the carnelian, from its color (a carne), which resembles that of raw flesh. The Hebrew name is derived from a root which signifies be ing red. The sardius or carnelian is of the flint family, and is a kind of chalcedony. The more vivid the red in this stone, the higher is the esti mation in which it is held. It was anciently, as now, more frequently engraved on than any other stone. The ancients called it sardius, because Sardis in Lydia was the place where they first be came acquainted with it ; but the sardius of Baby lon was considered of greater value (Plin. Hist. Nat. xxxvii :7). The Hebrews probably obtained the carnelian from Arabia.
ODOR (6'd6r), (Heb. Tris;, nee-kho'akh, rest ful, Lev. xxvi:31; Dan. ii:46), relating to INCENSE (which see).
It denotes fragrance, a sweet smelling odor and thc like (2 Chron. xvi :14 ; Esth. :12; Jer. xxxiv :5 ; John xii :3; Phil. iv :18).
"The odors of the groves of Lebanon were anciently very famous (Hos. xiv :7; Cant. iv :it) ; flowers, even exotics, were cultivated in pleasure gardens for this purpose (Cant. i :12; iv :6, 14)• Odorous extracts were used sometimes in the form of incense, sometimes as ointments (i :3; iv :to) ; sometimes in water, with which clothing, hed furniture, etc., was sprinkled (Prov. vii :17)"
(McC. & S., Cyc.) FiguratiVe. The prayers and praises of the saints. and their cheerful contributions to fel low-Christians, when in need, are likened to odors, to represent how delightful and acceptable they are to God (Rev. v:8; Phil. iv :18).
OF (6v), the most frequent preposition in the English language. "And should have been killed of them" (Acts xxiii:27), where we should now use by, as in I.uke xiv:8; Cor. xi:32, and numerous other passages.
Other peculiar uses arc, "of purpose" (Ruth 11:16), where we should say, on purpose; "zeal of thine house" (Ps. lxix :9 ; John ii :t7), for zeal for thine house; "zeal of God" (Rom. x:2), for zeal for God.
OFFENSE (61-fens'), three Hebrew words are translated in the A. V. "offenses:" 1. Afit-shole' (Heb. 1,17;T?), an obstacle, or en ticement 0 Sam. xxv:31; Is. viii:14).
2. Khate (Heb 8sir...1), crime, or its penalty (Eccles. x:4).
3. Aw-sham' (Heb. :"::1$), to acknowledge guilt (Hos. v:15).
The Greek words rendered "offense" are: rapdrrwa, fiar-afi'lo-mah, to fall beside or near, a lapse, or deviation from the truth; a sin, or mis deed (Rom. v:15-20; iv:25, xvi:17; crKdvoaXov, skanc dal-on, the movable stick of a trafi, any impediment (Matt. xviii:7; Rom. ix:33; Luke xvii:1).
FiguratiVe. In the figurative and moral sense, as an occasion of falling into sin, it means to cause to offend, as the Greek word is correctly translated ( Cor. viii :13), "if meat make my brother to offend." So in Matt. v:29, 3o, "if thy right eye offend thee," stumble thee, cause thee to offend, as correctly rendered in thc Geneva version, 1560. Luke xvii :2 (Matt. xviii :6; Mark ix:42), "should offend one of these little ones," should cause one of them to offend, to fall into unbelief ; and in the passiN 2, be made to offend or stunzble at unlooked-for difficulties and dan gers, and fall away from the truth or frotn duty. as in Matt. xiii :21; xxiv :to; xxvi :31, 33; Mark iv :17 ; XiV :27, 29 ; John xvi :T. ROM. XiV :21, "stumbles or is offended," is made to offend, led into sin. Thirdly, in the sense of a ground or object of offense, of dissatisfaction and aver sion, it means to displease, to give offense; as in Matt. XV:12, "the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying:" xvii :27, "lest \VC 5110111d offend them." So in Matt. xiii :57, "were of fended in him," found in him (in his Iminble birth and connections) ground of disapproval and rejection (John yi :61; 2 Cor. xi :29). (Swinton, Bib. Word Book.)