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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), , (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.
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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:17 - The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi!” So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:22 -

and Obed became the father of Jesse,

and Jesse became the father of David.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1 -

Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you be grieving over Saul? 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 see among his sons a king for Me.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:3 - “And you shall invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will make you know what you shall do; and you shall anoint for Me the one whom I say to you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:5 - And he said, “In peace; I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Set yourselves apart as holy and come with me to the sacrifice.” He also set apart Jesse and his sons as holy and invited them to the sacrifice.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:8 - Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one either.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:9 - Next Jesse made [fn]Shammah pass by. And he said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one either.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:10 - Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen these.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11 - And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the young men?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is shepherding the sheep.” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and [fn]bring him, for we will not turn around until he comes here.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18 - Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one who is understanding in speech, and man of fine form; and Yahweh is with him.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:19 - So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David who is with the flock.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:20 - And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread and a wineskin of wine and a young goat and sent them to Saul by David his son.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:22 - So Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David now stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:27 - Now it happened the next day, the second day of the new moon, that David’s place was missing; so Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:30 -

Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you are choosing the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:31 - “For [fn]as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. So now, send and bring him to me, for he [fn]must surely die.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:7 - And Saul said to his servants who were standing around him, “Hear now, O Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse also give to all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:8 - “For all of you have conspired against me so that there is no one who reveals in my ear when my son cuts a covenant with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me or reveals in my ear that my son has caused my servant to rise up against me to lie in ambush, as it is this day.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:9 - Then Doeg the Edomite, who was [fn]standing by the servants of Saul, said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:13 - Saul then said to him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have asked of God on his behalf, so that he would rise up against me by lying in ambush as it is this day?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:10 - But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today who are each breaking away from his master.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:1 -

Now a vile fellow happened to be there whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet and said,

“We have no portion in David,

Nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse;

Every man to his tents, O Israel!”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 -

Now these are the last words of David.

David the son of Jesse declares,

The man who was raised on high declares,

The anointed of the God of Jacob,

And the sweet psalmist of Israel,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:16 -

Then all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them. So the people responded to the king with this word, saying,

“What portion do we have in David?

We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;

To your tents, O Israel!

Now see to your own house, David!”

So Israel went to their tents.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:12 -

Boaz became the father of Obed,

and Obed became the father of Jesse;

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:13 -

and Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab the second, [fn]Shimea the third,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:14 - and did not inquire of Yahweh. Therefore He put him to death and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:18 - And the Spirit clothed Amasai, who was the 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 him who helps you;

Indeed, your God helps you!”

Then David received them and made them chiefs of the band.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:26 -

Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:16 -

Now all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them. So the people responded to the king, saying,

“What portion do we have in David?

We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.

Every man to your tents, O Israel;

Now see to your own house, David.”

So all Israel went to their tents.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:18 -

Then Rehoboam took as a wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:20 -

[fn]The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:1 -

Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse,

And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:10 -

Then it will be in that day,

That the nations will seek the root of Jesse,

Who will stand as a [fn]standard for the peoples;

And His resting place will be [fn]glorious.

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