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Ἰεσσαί

Iessai · Jesse

Greek word · Strong’s number G2421 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

Iessai (Ἰεσσαί) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Jesse”.

The father of King David, of Bethlehem.

How to say it

I·es·sai

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 1:5

    And Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse.

  • Matthew 1:6

    And Jesse fathered David the king. And David fathered Solomon by the wife of Uriah.

  • Luke 3:32

    son of Jesse, son of Jobel, son of Boaz, son of Sala, son of Nahshon,

  • Acts 13:22

    And after removing him, he raised up David for them as king, about whom he also said, testifying, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my wishes.’

  • Romans 15:12

    And again Isaiah says: There will be the root of Jesse, and the one who rises to rule the nations; in him the nations will hope.