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GreekG2421Proper Noun (Masculine)

Ἰεσσαί

Iessai

5Occurrences
G2421Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite

of Hebrew origin (H03448);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Jesse: , " (LXX), (LXX)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

Ἰεσσαί appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
2
Acts
1
Luke
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

Acts 13:22BSB

After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

Luke 3:32BSB

the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz,the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

Matthew 1:5BSB

Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab,Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth,Obed the father of Jesse,

Matthew 1:6BSB

and Jesse the father of David the king.Next:David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

Romans 15:12BSB

And once more, Isaiah says:“The Root of Jesse will appear,One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles;in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.