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Webster 1913 Edition


Jesse

Jes′se

,
Noun.
[LL.
Jesse
, the father of David, fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. Herb.
Yishai
.]
Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art
; as:
(a)
A genealogical tree represented in stained glass.
(b)
A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; – called also
tree of Jesse
.
Jesse window
(Arch.)
,
a window of which the glazing and tracery represent the tree of Jesse.

Webster 1828 Edition


Jesse

JES'SE

,
Noun.
A large brass candlestick branched into many sconces, hanging down in the middle of a church or choir.

Definition 2024


Jesse

Jesse

See also: Jessé

English

Proper noun

Jesse (plural Jesses)

  1. (biblical) The father of king David.
    • 1611, Bible (KJV):: 1 Samuel 17:12:
      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.
  2. A male given name of biblical origin.
    • 1882, Jesse James (folk song):
      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.
  3. A female given name, a variant of Jessie.
    • 1985 Alice Munro, The Progress of Love, Chatto&Windus 1987, ISBN 0701131616, page 166-167:
      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.
      The 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?"

Related terms

  • Jess, Jessie
  • give someone Jesse (to scold or beat)
  • give someone particular Jesse (to give a severe beating)

Translations

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.

References

  • Jesse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjesːe/
  • Hyphenation: Jes‧se

Etymology 1

The Vulgate Latin name Iesse, Jesse was known in medieval Finland, but the modern revival of the name is much due to English Jesse.

Proper noun

Jesse

  1. A male given name, popular since the 1980s.
Declension
Inflection of Jesse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Jesse Jesset
genitive Jessen Jessejen
partitive Jesseä Jessejä
illative Jesseen Jesseihin
singular plural
nominative Jesse Jesset
accusative nom. Jesse Jesset
gen. Jessen
genitive Jessen Jessejen
Jesseinrare
partitive Jesseä Jessejä
inessive Jessessä Jesseissä
elative Jessestä Jesseistä
illative Jesseen Jesseihin
adessive Jessellä Jesseillä
ablative Jesseltä Jesseiltä
allative Jesselle Jesseille
essive Jessenä Jesseinä
translative Jesseksi Jesseiksi
instructive Jessein
abessive Jessettä Jesseittä
comitative Jesseineen
Related terms

Etymology 2

Finnish Jeesus.

Proper noun

Jesse

  1. (slang) Jesus.
Declension
Inflection of Jesse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Jesse Jesset
genitive Jessen Jessejen
partitive Jesseä Jessejä
illative Jesseen Jesseihin
singular plural
nominative Jesse Jesset
accusative nom. Jesse Jesset
gen. Jessen
genitive Jessen Jessejen
Jesseinrare
partitive Jesseä Jessejä
inessive Jessessä Jesseissä
elative Jessestä Jesseistä
illative Jesseen Jesseihin
adessive Jessellä Jesseillä
ablative Jesseltä Jesseiltä
allative Jesselle Jesseille
essive Jessenä Jesseinä
translative Jesseksi Jesseiksi
instructive Jessein
abessive Jessettä Jesseittä
comitative Jesseineen