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o - kā´zhun : The uses in English Versions of the Bible are all modern, but in Jeremiah 2:24 "occasion" is employed (both in Hebrew and English) as a euphemism for "time of conception of offspring."

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Occasion'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​o/occasion.html. 1915.
 
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