Where does “Jesse” come from?

Jesse comes from Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί, which was borrowed from Hebrew יִשַׁי, a biblical proper name of unknown etymology.

Jesse (English): A representation of the genealogy of Christ, in...

Definitions

  1. A representation of the genealogy of Christ, in...

Ancestry of “Jesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸεσσαίJesse
2Hebrewיִשַׁי

Words derived from “Jesse

Every word from Hebrew יִשַׁיEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί
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