יִשַׁי

Strong’s Definition

Jishai, David's father

Etymology & Derivation

by Aramaic אִישַׁי; from the same as H3426 (יֵשׁ); extant;

KJV Usage

Jesse.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.son of boaz and the father of king david

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yishay; Pronunciation: yee-shah'-ee