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Iessai <a href="../greek/2422.htm" title="2422">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Iessai: Jesse</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Ἰεσσαί</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Noun, Indeclinable<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Iessai<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ee-es-SAH-ee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(es-es-sah'-ee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Jesse<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(Hebrew), Jesse, son of Obed, and father of King David.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishay)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>H3448 (יִשַׁי, Yishay)<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "Iessai" refers to Jesse, the father of King David. Jesse is a significant figure in the lineage of Jesus Christ, as he is often mentioned in genealogies that trace the ancestry of Jesus, emphasizing the fulfillment of Messianic prophecies.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Jesse was a Bethlehemite and the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David, who became the second king of Israel. Jesse's lineage is crucial in the biblical narrative, as it establishes the Davidic line from which the Messiah, Jesus Christ, is prophesied to come. This connection is significant in both Jewish and Christian traditions, as it underscores the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah's descent from David.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Hebrew origin <a href="/hebrew/3448.htm">Yishay</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Jesse, the father of King David<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Jesse (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2421: Ιεσσαι</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Ιεσσαι</span></span> (<span class="greek2">Ἰεσσαιος</span> in <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>), <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="hebrew">יִשַׁי</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> American edition, under the word)), <span class="accented">Jesse,</span> the father of David the king (<a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1, 10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17-12.htm">1 Samuel 17:12</a> <span class="manuref">Alex.</span>; <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:1 Samuel 20:27>): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/3-32.htm">Luke 3:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/15-12.htm">Romans 15:12</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Jesse. <p>Of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/3448.htm">Yishay</a>); Jessae (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite -- Jesse. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3448.htm">Yishay</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Ιεσσαι Ἰεσσαί Ἰεσσαὶ Iessai Iessaí Iessaì<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/1-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 1:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐγέννησεν τὸν <b>Ἰεσσαί</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Obed the father <span class="itali">of Jesse.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Obed begat <span class="itali">Jesse;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was father of <span class="itali">Jesse</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 1:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>Ἰεσσαὶ</b> δὲ ἐγέννησεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Jesse</span> was the father of David<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">Jesse</span> begat David<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Jesse</span> moreover was father of<p><b><a href="/text/luke/3-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 3:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῦ <b>Ἰεσσαί</b> τοῦ Ἰωβὴδ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">the son of Jesse,</span> the son of Obed,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Which was [the son] of Jesse,</span> which was [the son] of Obed,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">of Jesse</span> of Obed<p><b><a href="/text/acts/13-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 13:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὸν τοῦ <b>Ἰεσσαί</b> ἄνδρα κατὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> DAVID <span class="itali">the son of Jesse,</span> A MAN<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> David <span class="itali">the [son] of Jesse,</span> a man<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the [son] <span class="itali">of Jesse</span> a man according to<p><b><a href="/text/romans/15-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 15:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ῥίζα τοῦ <b>Ἰεσσαί</b> καὶ ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> THE ROOT <span class="itali">OF JESSE,</span> AND HE WHO ARISES<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a root <span class="itali">of Jesse,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/15-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> root <span class="itali">of Jesse</span> and he that<p><b><a href="/greek/2421.htm">Strong's Greek 2421</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2421.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a 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