3448. Yishay

Strong's Lexicon

Yishay: Jesse

Original Word: יִשַׁי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yishay
Pronunciation: yee-SHAI
Phonetic Spelling: (yee-shah'-ee)
Definition: Jesse
Meaning: Jishai

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root יֵשׁ (yesh), meaning "there is" or "existence."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2421 (Ἰεσσαί, Iessai): The Greek transliteration of Jesse, used in the New Testament genealogies of Jesus Christ (e.g., Matthew 1:5-6, Luke 3:32).

Usage: Yishay, or Jesse, is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the father of King David. The name is often associated with the idea of existence or being, reflecting the foundational role Jesse plays in the lineage of David and, by extension, the Messianic line.

Cultural and Historical Background: Jesse is a significant figure in the Old Testament, primarily known as the father of David, the second king of Israel. He was a Bethlehemite, living in the town of Bethlehem in the territory of Judah. Jesse's lineage is crucial in biblical history as it establishes the Davidic line, from which the Messiah, Jesus Christ, is prophesied to come. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, family lineage and tribal affiliation were vital for identity and inheritance, making Jesse's role as David's father significant in the narrative of Israel's monarchy and messianic expectations.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
father of David
NASB Translation
Jesse (42).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יִשַׁי₄₁ proper name, masculine father of David (etymology dubious; Ol^{§ 277 f.} conjecture יֵשׁ יָהּ; We^{1Samuel 14:49} ישׁי = אישׁי = אבישׁי (but see this)) — יִשַׁי 1 Samuel 16:3 29t.; יִשָׁ֑י 1 Samuel 16:19 10t.; ᵐ5 Ιεσσαι; (וְ)אִישַׁי 1 Chronicles 2:13; — יִשַׁי בֵּיתֿ הַלַּחְמִי jesse the Bethlehemite 1 Samuel 16:1,18 (׳בֶּןיֿשׁי וגו, of David), 1 Samuel 17:58 ; ישׁי also 1 Samuel 16:3 14t. 1 Samuel 16:17; son of עוֺבֵד according to Ruth 4:17,22 (twice in verse) = 1 Chronicles 2:12; דָּוִ(י)ד בֶּןיֿשׁי 2 Samuel 23:1; 1 Chronicles 10:14; 1 Chronicles 29:26; Psalm 72:20; אֱלִיאָב בֶּןיֿשׁי2Chronicles 11:18; elsewhere בֶּןיֿשׁי alone = David, 1 Samuel 20:27,30,31; 1 Samuel 22:7,8,9,13; 1 Samuel 25:10; 2 Samuel 20:1; 1 Kings 12:16> = 2Chron 10:16; 1 Chronicles 12:18; גֶּזַע יִשָׁ֑י Isaiah 11:1; שֹׁרֶשׁ יְשֵׁי Isaiah 11:10 of Jesse as ancestor of future (Messianic) king.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jesse

By Aramaic Iyshay {ee-shah'-ee}; from the same as yesh; extant; Jishai, David's father -- Jesse.

see HEBREW yesh

Forms and Transliterations

וְאִישַׁ֛י וְיִשַׁ֖י ואישי וישי יִשַׁ֔י יִשַׁ֖י יִשַׁ֗י יִשַׁ֛י יִשַׁ֜י יִשַׁ֣י יִשַׁי֙ יִשַׁי֮ יִשָֽׁי׃ יִשָׁ֑י יִשָׁ֔י ישי ישי׃ לְיִשַׁ֖י לְיִשַׁי֮ לישי lə·yi·šay ləyišay leyiShai veiShai veyiShai wə’îšay wə·’î·šay wə·yi·šay wəyišay yi·šay yi·šāy yišay yišāy yiShai

Englishman's Concordance

Ruth 4:17
HEB: ה֥וּא אֲבִי־ יִשַׁ֖י אֲבִ֥י דָוִֽד׃
NAS: He is the father of Jesse, the father
KJV: he [is] the father of Jesse, the father
INT: He is the father of Jesse the father of David

Ruth 4:22
HEB: הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ יִשָׁ֔י וְיִשַׁ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד
NAS: was born Jesse, and to Jesse,
KJV: And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat
INT: Obed was born Jesse Jesse was born

Ruth 4:22
HEB: אֶת־ יִשָׁ֔י וְיִשַׁ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־
NAS: was born Jesse, and to Jesse, David.
KJV: begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
INT: was born Jesse Jesse was born David

1 Samuel 16:1
HEB: אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙ אֶל־ יִשַׁ֣י בֵּֽית־ הַלַּחְמִ֔י
NAS: I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite,
KJV: I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite:
INT: will send over to Jesse the Bethlehemite for

1 Samuel 16:3
HEB: וְקָרָ֥אתָ לְיִשַׁ֖י בַּזָּ֑בַח וְאָֽנֹכִ֗י
NAS: You shall invite Jesse to the sacrifice,
KJV: And call Jesse to the sacrifice,
INT: shall invite Jesse to the sacrifice and I

1 Samuel 16:5
HEB: וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ אֶת־ יִשַׁי֙ וְאֶת־ בָּנָ֔יו
NAS: He also consecrated Jesse and his sons
KJV: And he sanctified Jesse and his sons,
INT: to the sacrifice consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited

1 Samuel 16:8
HEB: וַיִּקְרָ֤א יִשַׁי֙ אֶל־ אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב
NAS: Then Jesse called Abinadab
KJV: Then Jesse called Abinadab,
INT: called Jesse about Abinadab

1 Samuel 16:9
HEB: וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר יִשַׁ֖י שַׁמָּ֑ה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
NAS: Next Jesse made Shammah pass
KJV: Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by.
INT: pass Jesse Shammah said

1 Samuel 16:10
HEB: וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר יִשַׁ֛י שִׁבְעַ֥ת בָּנָ֖יו
NAS: Thus Jesse made seven of his sons
KJV: Again, Jesse made seven of his sons
INT: pass Jesse seven of his sons

1 Samuel 16:10
HEB: שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־ יִשַׁ֔י לֹא־ בָחַ֥ר
NAS: said to Jesse, The LORD
KJV: said unto Jesse, The LORD
INT: Samuel to Jesse has not chosen

1 Samuel 16:11
HEB: שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל אֶל־ יִשַׁי֮ הֲתַ֣מּוּ הַנְּעָרִים֒
NAS: said to Jesse, Are these all
KJV: said unto Jesse, Are here all
INT: and Samuel to Jesse all babe

1 Samuel 16:11
HEB: שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־ יִשַׁי֙ שִׁלְחָ֣ה וְקָחֶ֔נּוּ
NAS: said to Jesse, Send
KJV: said unto Jesse, Send
INT: Samuel to Jesse Send and bring

1 Samuel 16:18
HEB: רָאִ֜יתִי בֵּ֣ן לְיִשַׁי֮ בֵּ֣ית הַלַּחְמִי֒
NAS: a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite
KJV: a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite,
INT: have seen A son of Jesse the Bethlehemite skillful

1 Samuel 16:19
HEB: מַלְאָכִ֖ים אֶל־ יִשָׁ֑י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁלְחָ֥ה
NAS: messengers to Jesse and said,
KJV: messengers unto Jesse, and said,
INT: messengers to Jesse and said Send

1 Samuel 16:20
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֨ח יִשַׁ֜י חֲמ֥וֹר לֶ֙חֶם֙
NAS: Jesse took a donkey
KJV: And Jesse took an ass
INT: took Jesse A donkey bread

1 Samuel 16:22
HEB: שָׁא֔וּל אֶל־ יִשַׁ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר יַעֲמָד־
NAS: Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David
KJV: sent to Jesse, saying,
INT: Saul to Jesse saying stand

1 Samuel 17:12
HEB: יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ יִשַׁ֔י וְל֖וֹ שְׁמֹנָ֣ה
NAS: whose name was Jesse, and he had eight
KJV: whose name [was] Jesse; and he had eight
INT: Judah name was Jesse had eight sons

1 Samuel 17:13
HEB: שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־ יִשַׁי֙ הַגְּדֹלִ֔ים הָלְכ֥וּ
NAS: older sons of Jesse had gone after
KJV: sons of Jesse went
INT: the three sons of Jesse older went

1 Samuel 17:17
HEB: וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִשַׁ֜י לְדָוִ֣ד בְּנ֗וֹ
NAS: Then Jesse said to David
KJV: And Jesse said unto David
INT: said Jesse to David his son

1 Samuel 17:20
HEB: כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הוּ יִשָׁ֑י וַיָּבֹא֙ הַמַּעְגָּ֔לָה
NAS: [the supplies] and went as Jesse had commanded
KJV: and went, as Jesse had commanded
INT: after had commanded Jesse came to the circle

1 Samuel 17:58
HEB: בֶּֽן־ עַבְדְּךָ֥ יִשַׁ֖י בֵּ֥ית הַלַּחְמִֽי׃
NAS: of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
KJV: of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
INT: the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite

1 Samuel 20:27
HEB: בָ֧א בֶן־ יִשַׁ֛י גַּם־ תְּמ֥וֹל
NAS: has the son of Jesse not come
KJV: not the son of Jesse to meat,
INT: come has the son of Jesse either yesterday

1 Samuel 20:30
HEB: אַתָּה֙ לְבֶן־ יִשַׁ֔י לְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ וּלְבֹ֖שֶׁת
NAS: the son of Jesse to your own shame
KJV: the son of Jesse to thine own confusion,
INT: you the son of Jesse shame the shame

1 Samuel 20:31
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר בֶּן־ יִשַׁי֙ חַ֣י עַל־
NAS: as the son of Jesse lives
KJV: the son of Jesse liveth
INT: as the son of Jesse age on

1 Samuel 22:7
HEB: יִתֵּ֤ן בֶּן־ יִשַׁי֙ שָׂד֣וֹת וּכְרָמִ֔ים
NAS: Will the son of Jesse also
KJV: will the son of Jesse give
INT: give will the son of Jesse fields and vineyards

42 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3448
42 Occurrences

lə·yi·šay — 2 Occ.
wə·’î·šay — 1 Occ.
wə·yi·šay — 1 Occ.
yi·šay — 38 Occ.