The meaning of “עׇכְרָן”
Understanding ʻOkrân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Ocran. - § Ocran = "troubled" - Okran, an Israelite 1) an Asherite, father of Pagiel
עׇכְרָן
Ocran. - § Ocran = "troubled" - Okran, an Israelite 1) an Asherite, father of Pagiel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 1:13 | “Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.” Word: עׇכְרָן (ʻOkrân) | |
| Numbers 2:27 | “And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.” Word: עׇכְרָן (ʻOkrân) | |
| Numbers 7:72 | “On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered:” Word: עׇכְרָן (ʻOkrân) | |
| Numbers 7:77 | “And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.” Word: עׇכְרָן (ʻOkrân) | |
| Numbers 10:26 | “And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.” Word: עׇכְרָן (ʻOkrân) |