- Original: Ἰεσσαί - Transliteration: Iessai - Phonetic: es-es-sah'-ee - Definition: Jesse = wealthy 1. the father of David the king - Origin: of hebrew origin H3448 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of hebrew origin [ H3448 ]; Jessae (that is Jishai) an Israelite: - Jesse. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • Jesse, 5 Mat 1:5; Mat 1:6; Luke 3:32; Act 13:22; Romans 15:12