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Lexicon :: Strong's G2421 - iessai

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Ἰεσσαί
Transliteration
iessai (Key)
Pronunciation
es-es-sah'-ee
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin יִשַׁי (H3448)
mGNT
5x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
36x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Ἰεσσαί Iessaí, es-es-sah'-ee; of Hebrew origin (H3448); Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite:—Jesse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2421 in the following manner: Jesse (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2421 in the following manner: Jesse (5x).

  1. Jesse = "wealthy"

    1. the father of David the king

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἰεσσαί Iessaí, es-es-sah'-ee; of Hebrew origin (H3448); Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite:—Jesse.
STRONGS G2421:
Ιεσσαι (Ἰεσσαῖος 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.; 1 Samuel 20:27): Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32; Acts 13:22; Romans 15:12.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Samuel
16:1; 16:10; 17:12; 20:27
Matthew
1:5
Luke
3:32
Acts
13:22
Romans
15:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2421 matches the Greek Ἰεσσαί (iessai),
which occurs 36 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:17 - And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:22 - Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1 - The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:3 - And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. And you shall anoint for me him whom I declare to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:5 - And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:8 - Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:9 - Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:10 - And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11 - Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest,[fn] but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18 - One of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the LORD is with him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:19 - Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:20 - And Jesse took a donkey laden with bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them by David his son to Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:22 - And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:27 - But on the second day, the day after the new moon, David’s place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has not the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:30 - Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:31 - For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:7 - And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, “Hear now, people of Benjamin; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:8 - that all of you have conspired against me? No one discloses to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:9 - Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:13 - And Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have inquired of God for him, so that he has risen against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:10 - And Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:1 - Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said,
“We have no portion in David,
and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;
every man to his tents, O Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 - Now these are the last words of David:
The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man who was raised on high,
the anointed of the God of Jacob,
the sweet psalmist of Israel:[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:16 - And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So Israel went to their tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:12 - Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:13 - Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:14 - He did not seek guidance from the LORD. Therefore the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:18 - Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said,
“We are yours, O David,
and with you, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
and peace to your helpers!
For your God helps you.” Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:26 - Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:16 - And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So all Israel went to their tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:18 - Rehoboam took as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:20 - The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:1 - There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:10 - In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
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