G2421 Ἰεσσαί
Iessaí — Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite
KJV: Jesse
Hebrew name יִשַׁי Yishay (Jishai, David's father)
Occurs 41 times. Every verse with this word
Where it occurs
- Matthew 1:5 — Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
- Luke 3:32 — the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
- Acts 13:22 — When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of…
- Romans 15:12 — Again, Isaiah says, “There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will…