Strong's Greek · G2421
G2421 Iessaí
Ἰεσσαί
es-es-sah'-ee
Jesse
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Iessaí appears 5 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Luke, Acts and Romans. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite
In the King James Version
Jesse
Derivation
of Hebrew origin (H3448 (יִשַׁי));
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,”
“the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,”
“and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,”
“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.””
“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.’”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
