Jessamine
Pronounced JES-uh-meen
girl
Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Jessamine does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Jasmine flower; Gift from God", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Jessamine.
- Meaning
- "Jasmine flower; Gift from God"
- Origin
- Persian/French
Jessamine evokes the fragrant jasmine — and fragrance in Scripture represents the knowledge of Christ spreading everywhere. 'Thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge.'
Spiritual meaning
Jessamine is the fragrance of Christ — a life whose aroma spreads the knowledge of God in every place.
Related verses (KJV)
"Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place."
2 Corinthians 2:14 (KJV) →"Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out."
Song of Solomon 4:16 (KJV) →