Jesse
the father of David. 1 Samuel 16.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God exists.”
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How to use Jesse in a sentence
In fact, the only ones bothered by the relentless rain were the adults—me and my husband, Jesse, and Huck’s parents, Dev and Marian.
Want to Travel in the Backcountry with Small Children? Rent a Llama. | lwhelan | September 17, 2021 | Outside OnlineIn-game, one interaction jokingly casts doubt about McCree's first name being Joel, but it was officially Jesse.
Overwatch’s cowboy will be renamed over namesake’s ties to Activision lawsuit | Matt Paprocki | August 27, 2021 | Ars TechnicaJesse is disfellowshipped by Jehovah’s Witnesses after a church member outs him.
Jesse and I have both been camping since we were kids, which means we have the skills and knowledge to escape the crowds by retreating into the backcountry.
“Your position, however, means that we will not be able to accommodate Jesse’s request for an interview on policing,” Gustafson wrote to VOSD managing editor Sara Libby.
Faulconer Stayed Largely Silent as Policing Dominated the Discourse | Jesse Marx | December 8, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Among African Americans, the likes of Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, or Jeremiah Wright cannot do it.
But probably because we co-edited the Deadline Artists anthologies with our friend Jesse Angelo, we feel a fidelity to the form.
There, Jesse once again spotted Wahlberg and his friends lurking.
Mark Wahlberg’s Pardon Plea: A Look Back At His Troubling, Violent, and Racist Rap Sheet | Marlow Stern | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat day, Jesse Coleman, a 12-year-old black boy, and his older brother and sister were walking back to their home in Dorchester.
Mark Wahlberg’s Pardon Plea: A Look Back At His Troubling, Violent, and Racist Rap Sheet | Marlow Stern | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith Mac and Jesse we wanted to establish a friendship that was mostly a product of their common situation and enclosed world.
Nitehawk Shorts Festival: ‘Brute,’ a Twisted Take on Playing in the Dark | Julia Grinberg | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various"Golly, but she's a gold dollar in a gold bank," remarked Jesse Bulrush warmly as he lurched into the street.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerYou don't mean that I was of more use than the nurse—than the future Mrs. Jesse Bulrush?
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerShe was not, however, prepared to see Jesse Bulrush drive up with a buggy after breakfast and take Crozier away.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThey are the old mangy bears that bother tourists, Jesse James bears, that they want to get rid of.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
British Dictionary definitions for Jesse
/ (ˈdʒɛsɪ) /
Old Testament the father of David (I Samuel 16)
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