King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2421
Transliteration: Iessai
Phonetic Spelling: (es-es-sah'-ee)
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Jesse, the father of King David
Meaning: Jesse -- the father of King David
Ιεσσαι (Ἰεσσαιος in Josephus), ὁ (יִשַׁי (cf. B. D. American edition, under the word)), Jesse, the father of David the king (1 Samuel 16:1, 10; 1 Samuel 17:12 Alex.;): Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32; Acts 13:22; Romans 15:12.
Word Summary
Iessai: Jesse, the father of King David
Original Word: ἸεσσαίTransliteration: Iessai
Phonetic Spelling: (es-es-sah'-ee)
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Jesse, the father of King David
Meaning: Jesse -- the father of King David
Strong's Concordance
Jesse. Of Hebrew origin (Yishay); Jessae (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite -- Jesse.
see HEBREW Yishay
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2421: ΙεσσαιΙεσσαι (Ἰεσσαιος in Josephus), ὁ (יִשַׁי (cf. B. D. American edition, under the word)), Jesse, the father of David the king (1 Samuel 16:1, 10; 1 Samuel 17:12 Alex.;