"Jesse" meaning in English

See Jesse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jesse.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Jesses [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Ἰεσσαί}} Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), {{der|en|he|יִשַׁי|tr=Yishai}} Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Jesse (plural Jesses)
  1. (biblical) The son of Obed and the father of king David. Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (biblical father of David): Jessè [masculine] (Catalan), 耶西 (je⁴ sai¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 耶西 (Yēxī, Yéxī) (Chinese Mandarin), Isaj (Danish), Iisai (Finnish), Isaï (French), Jessé [masculine] (French), Isai (German), Jesse [masculine] (German), 耶西 (Yâ-sî) (Hakka Chinese), יִשַׁי (yishái) (Hebrew), Isai (Italian), Iesse [masculine] (Italian), Iesse (Latin), ജെസ്സെ (jesse) (Malayalam), Isai (Norwegian), Jesse [masculine] (Polish), Jessé [masculine] (Portuguese), Иессе́й (Ijesséj) [masculine] (Russian), Jišaj [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Isaí Jesé (english: Catholic versions) [Reina-Valera-version] (Spanish), Isai (Swedish), Jishaj (Swedish), Isaj (Swedish), Jesse (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Jesse-en-name-27CLcwxw Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'biblical father of David': 58 22 20
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Jesse-en-name-WxDpcTb1 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 5 43 48 4
  3. A female given name, variant of Jessie. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Jesse-en-name-oWJY3KP3 Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 3 38 55 4 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 5 43 48 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 22 43 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 33 49 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Jess, Jessie, give someone Jesse (english: to scold or beat) Translations (male given name): Jesse (Finnish), जेसी (jesī) [masculine] (Marathi), Jesse [masculine] (Polish), Jessé [masculine] (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 51 48

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jesse.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Jesses [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Ἰεσσαί}} Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), {{der|en|he|יִשַׁי|tr=Yishai}} Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jesse (plural Jesses)
  1. (architecture) A representation of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art, such as a genealogical tree in stained glass or a branched candlestick. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-Jesse-en-noun-0wIp26vs Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Biblical characters"
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        {
          "ref": "1 Samuel 17:12",
          "text": "Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The son of Obed and the father of king David."
      ],
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          "biblical",
          "Bible"
        ],
        [
          "Obed",
          "Obed"
        ],
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          "David",
          "David"
        ]
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        "(biblical) The son of Obed and the father of king David."
      ],
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        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Hebrew"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1882, Jesse James (folk song)",
          "text": "Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man, / He robbed the Glendale train. / He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor, / He'd a hand and a heart and a brain."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin."
      ],
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        "English given names",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1985, Alice Munro, The Progress of Love, Chatto&Windus, published 1987",
          "text": "We had decided to change the spelling of our names. Mine was to become Jesse instead of Jessie, and hers was to be Meribeth, not MaryBeth. We signed these names to the test papers we turned in at school.\nThe teacher waved my paper in the air. \"I can't give a mark to this person, because I don't know who this person is,\" she said. \"Who is this Jesse?\" She spelled the name out loud. \"That is a boy's name. Does anybody here know a boy named Jesse?\"",
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        }
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        "A female given name, variant of Jessie."
      ],
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        [
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          "given name"
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          "Jessie#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Jessie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Jessi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jesse.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jessè"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "je⁴ sai¹",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "耶西"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "Yâ-sî",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "耶西"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Yēxī, Yéxī",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "耶西"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Isaj"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Iisai"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Isaï"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jessé"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Isai"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yishái",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "יִשַׁי"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Isai"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Iesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Iesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "jesse",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "ജെസ്സെ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Isai"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jessé"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ijesséj",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Иессе́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jišaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "Catholic versions",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "tags": [
        "Reina-Valera-version"
      ],
      "word": "Isaí Jesé"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Isai"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Jishaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Isaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biblical father of David",
      "word": "Jesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Jesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "jesī",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "जेसी"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jessé"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Jesse"
  ],
  "word": "Jesse"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
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    "English eponyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Hebrew",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English unisex given names"
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "יִשַׁי",
        "tr": "Yishai"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Jesses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Architecture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A representation of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art, such as a genealogical tree in stained glass or a branched candlestick."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
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          "genealogy"
        ],
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          "Christ"
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          "decorative"
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          "art"
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          "genealogical",
          "genealogical"
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          "branched"
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        "(architecture) A representation of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art, such as a genealogical tree in stained glass or a branched candlestick."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/"
    },
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      "homophone": "Jessie"
    },
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      "homophone": "Jessi"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jesse.wav",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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