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jesse

jes.se \'jes-e-\ n [prob. fr. Jesse; fr. "And there shall come forth a rod 
   out of the stem o]f Jesse" (Isa 11:1 - AV) chiefly dial  : a severe 
   scolding or beating Jes.se \'jes-e-\ n [Heb Yishay] : the father of David, 
   king of Israel