Bible verses about The Bible Name Jessica.

Jessica biblical meaning of name. Herod Ἡρῴδης m Biblical From the Greek name Ἡρῴδης Herodes which probably means song of the hero from ἥρως meaning hero warrior combined with ᾠδή meaning song ode. Jessica originally Iessica also Jesica Jesika Jessicah Jessika or Jessikah is a female given name. Origins of the Name Jessica.

For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners that they may be seen by others. Jessica means a gift from god. Since the 20th century Jessica has been one of the most popular feminine given names in the United States.

The oldest written record of the name with its current spelling is found as the name of the Shakespearean character Jessica from the play The Merchant of VeniceThe name may have been an Anglicisation of the biblical Iscah from the Hebrew. This name derives from the Hebrew Yiskāh Iskah meaning foresight or being able to see the potential in the future. The name was first used by Shakespeare in naming the daughter of Shylock in his play The Merchant of Venice 1596.

Alternatively it might be a feminine form of Jesse which is derived from the Hebrew yīshai means gift. This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play The Merchant of Venice 1596 where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Probably based on the biblical Jesca from the Hebrew Yiskah meaning God.

Meaning of the name Jessica. He probably derived it from an old Hebrew name Iskah shortly mentioned in the Bible. Jessica originates in Hebrew language and means one who can foresee.

Yis e kāh the name of a. The meaning of Iscah is to behold or foresight. Jessica name might be an elaborated form of name Jessieprobably a form of nameJanet and Jean.