Ἰεσσαί Iessaí

Greek · Strong's G2421 · used 5 times in 5 verses

Meaning

Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite

In the King James Version: Jesse

Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H03448);

Matthew 1:5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
Matthew 1:6 and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
Luke 3:32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
Acts 13:22 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.’
Romans 15:12 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.”