What does יִשַׁי (yišay) mean in the Bible?
יִשַׁי (yišay) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jishai , David's father".
Hebrew · H3448
יִשַׁי
Jishai , David's father
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יִשַׁי H3448
Pronunciation yišay
What does יִשַׁי (yišay) mean in the Bible?
יִשַׁי (yišay) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jishai , David's father".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3448?
The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Jesse (19), Jesse (12), and Jesse (2), him (2), - (1).
Where does יִשַׁי (yišay) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ruth 4:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (26), 1 Chronicles (5), Ruth (3), 2 Chronicles (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Jesse 19× Ruth 4:17, 1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 20:27
Jesse 12× Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:3, 1 Samuel 16:5
and Jesse 2× Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:20
him 2× 1 Samuel 16:10, 1 Samuel 16:11
- 1× 1 Samuel 16:11
in Jesse’s 1× 2 Samuel 20:1
Next Jesse 1× 1 Samuel 16:9
of Jesse’s 1× 2 Chronicles 11:18
One day Jesse 1× 1 Samuel 17:17
Then Jesse 1× 1 Samuel 16:8
Thus Jesse 1× 1 Samuel 16:10
Show sample aligned rows
Ruth 4:17 יִשַׁ֖י to of Jesse Noun - proper - masculine singular Ruth 4:22 יִשָׁ֔י to Jesse Noun - proper - masculine singular Ruth 4:22 וְיִשַׁ֖י to and Jesse Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 16:1 יִשַׁ֣י to Jesse Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 16:3 לְיִשַׁ֖י to Jesse Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 16:5 יִשַׁי֙ to Jesse Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 16:8 יִשַׁי֙ to Then Jesse Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 16:9 יִשַׁ֖י to Next Jesse Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 16:10 יִשַׁ֛י to Thus Jesse Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 16:10 יִשַׁ֔י to him Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ruth 4:17
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 8
Ruth 3 1 Samuel 26 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
יִשַׁ֔י 7x yi·šay 1 Samuel 16:10, 1 Samuel 17:12, 1 Samuel 20:30, 1 Samuel 22:8
יִשַׁי֙ 6x yi·šay 1 Samuel 16:5, 1 Samuel 16:8, 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 17:13
יִשָׁ֑י 5x yi·šāy 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 17:20, 1 Samuel 22:13, 1 Samuel 25:10
יִשַׁ֖י 4x yi·šay Ruth 4:17, 1 Samuel 16:9, 1 Samuel 16:22, 1 Samuel 17:58
יִשַׁ֗י 4x yi·šay 2 Samuel 23:1, 1 Kings 12:16, 2 Chronicles 10:16, Isaiah 11:10
יִשָֽׁי׃ 3x yi·šāy 1 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 11:18, Psalms 72:20
יִשַׁ֛י 2x yi·šay 1 Samuel 16:10, 1 Samuel 20:27
יִשַׁ֜י 2x yi·šay 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 17:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 38x Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Ruth 4:22, 1 Chronicles 2:13
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 16:3, 1 Samuel 16:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Jishai , David's father
Source Gloss
Jishai , David's father
Extended definition
Jesse.
Word Origins
יִשַׁי is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain