Hebrew word study
יִשַׁיYishay — Jishai, David's father
Pronounced “yee-shah'-ee”
Jishai, David's father
Translated in the King James as: Jesse.
Appears 41 times in Scripture
Origin: by Aramaic אִישַׁי; from the same as H3426 (יֵשׁ); extant;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
1 Samuel — 25×
2 Samuel — 2×
1 Kings — 1×
1 Chronicles — 5×
2 Chronicles — 2×
Psalms — 1×
Isaiah — 2×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.