Iessai identifies Jesse in genealogical lines, as David’s father, and in a phrase about Jesse’s root.

The occurrences identify Jesse chiefly within genealogical and father-son statements, including David’s parentage; Romans 15:12 also uses the name in the expression “the root of Jesse.”

1. Jesse named in lineage and parentage · dominant

   In Luke 3:32 the genitive form occurs in a sequence of “son of” relations, and Acts 13:22 identifies David as “the son of Jesse” in the APB. Matthew 1:5 and Matthew 1:6 place the name within a begetting sequence, with the latter naming David as the one Jesse begot.

   Acts 13:22Luke 3:32Matthew 1:5Matthew 1:6
2. Jesse named in the phrase “root of Jesse” · rare

   In Romans 15:12 the genitive form occurs in the phrase rendered by the APB as “The root of Jesse,” followed by one who rises to rule the Gentiles.

   Romans 15:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Jesse” in genealogical and father-son clauses and in “The root of Jesse.” Its wording confirms the verse contexts rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.