Bible Dictionaries
Jesse

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

The son of Obed, and father of David—derived from Jesh, to be. (Ruth 4:17) He is memorable in the genealogies of the Lord Jesus Christ. (See Matthew 1:5)

Bibliography Information
Hawker, Robert D.D. Entry for 'Jesse'. Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance and Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​pmd/​j/jesse.html. London. 1828.