Lexical Definition

‎יִשַׁי‎ Yishay (yee-shah'-ee) Jesse ^N:N-M-P
by Aramaic אִישַׁי ʼÎyshay (ee-shah'-ee); from the same as ‎יֵשׁ‎; extant

Jesse.

• § Jesse = "I possess"
• Jishai, David's father

1) son of Boaz and the father of king David

See Greek: Ἰεσσαί

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17
• son of: Obed (עוֹבֵד)
• father of: David (דָּוִד), Eliab (אֱלִיאָב), Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָב), Shimeah (שִׁמְעָה), Nethanel (נְתַנְאֵל), Raddai (רַדַּי), Ozem (אֹצֶם), Zeruiah (צְרוּיָה), Abigail (אֲבִיגַיִל) and Elihu (אֱלִיהוּ)
• Also named: Iessai (Ἰεσσαί "Jesse" Ἰεσσαί)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יִשַׁי‎₄₁ proper name, masculine father of David (etymology dubious; Ol^{§ 277 f.} conjecture ‎יֵשׁ יָהּ‎; We^{1Sam 14:49} ‎ישׁי‎ = ‎אישׁי‎ = ‎אבישׁי‎ (but see this)) — ‎יִשַׁי‎ 1Sam 16:3 + 29 t.; ‎יִשָׁ֑י‎ v1Sam 16:19 + 10 t.; ᵐ5 Ιεσσαι; ‎(וְ)אִישַׁי‎ 1Chr 2:13 — ‎יִשַׁי בֵּיתֿ‎ ‎הַלַּחְמִי‎ jesse the Bethlehemite 1Sam 16:1; 1Sam 16:18 (‎׳‎‎בֶּןיֿשׁי וגו‎, of David), 1Sam 17:58 ; ‎ישׁי‎ also 1Sam 16:3 + 14 t. 1Sam 16:17 son of ‎עוֺבֵד‎ according to Ruth 4:17; Ruth 4:22 (twice in verse) = 1Chr 2:12 ‎דָּוִ(י)ד‎ ‎בֶּןיֿשׁי‎ 2Sam 23:1; 1Chr 10:14; 1Chr 29:26; Ps 72:20 ‎אֱלִיאָב בֶּןיֿשׁי‎ 2Chr 11:18 elsewhere ‎בֶּןיֿשׁי‎ alone = David, 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:30; 1Sam 20:31; 1Sam 22:7; 1Sam 22:8; 1Sam 22:9; 1Sam 22:13; 1Sam 25:10; 2Sam 20:1 1 Ki 12:16> = 2Chr 10:16; 1Chr 12:18* ‎גֶּזַע יִשָׁ֑י‎ Isa 11:1 ‎שֹׁרֶשׁ יְשֵׁי‎ vIsa 11:10 of Jesse as ancestor of future (Messianic) king.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • David's father • Father of King David.

David's father living at the time of United Monarchy

Jesse was the father of King David and an ancestor of Jesus Christ.

• David's father from the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17;
• referred to as Jesse יִשַׁי, or Jesse Ἰεσσαί;
• a son of Obed עוֹבֵד;
• father of David דָּוִד, Eliab אֱלִיאָב, Abinadab אֲבִינָדָב, Shimeah שִׁמְעָה, Nethanel נְתַנְאֵל, Raddai רַדַּי, Ozem אֹצֶם, Zeruiah צְרוּיָה, Abigail אֲבִיגַיִל and Elihu אֱלִיהוּ.

Jesse was a Bethlehemite from the tribe of Judah and the father of King David. He is first mentioned in the book of Ruth as the son of Obed and the grandson of Boaz and Ruth. Jesse had eight sons, the youngest of whom was David, who was anointed by the prophet Samuel to be king over Israel. Jesse is described as an old man during the time of David's youth, and he sent David to take supplies to his older brothers who were fighting in Saul's army against the Philistines. Later, when David was on the run from Saul, he expressed concern for his parents' safety, and he arranged for them to stay with the king of Moab. Jesse is also mentioned in the genealogies of Jesus Christ in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, emphasizing the Messianic lineage from Jesse through David. The prophet Isaiah foretold that the Messiah would come from the "stump of Jesse," symbolizing the humble origins of the Davidic dynasty.

All entries for Jesse: יִשַׁי ☩ Ἰεσσαί

Related Profiles:

• Obed (father)
• Nahash (spouse)
• David (child)
• Eliab (child)
• Abinadab (child)
• Shimeah (child)
• Nethanel (child)
• Raddai (child)
• Ozem (child)
• Elihu (child)
• Zeruiah (child)
• Abigail (child)