Word Study · Strong's H3448 · Hebrew
יִשַׁי
Yishay
yee-shah'-ee
“Jishai, David's father”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Jishai, David's father
Rendered in the KJV as
Jesse.
- 42occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 16inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 42 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 16
- יִשַׁ֔י7
- יִשַׁי֙6
- יִשָׁ֑י5
- יִשַׁ֖י4
- יִשַׁ֗י4
- יִשָֽׁי׃3
- יִשַׁ֛י2
- יִשַׁ֜י2
- יִשָׁ֔י2
- וְאִישַׁ֛י1
- וְיִשַׁ֖י1
- יִשַׁ֣י1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 5
- Jesse37
- and Jesse2
- [was] Jesse1
- of Jesse1
- to Jesse1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)38
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 38
- HC/Npm · 2
- HR/Npm · 2
All 42, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Samuel26 of 42 · 62%
- 1 Chronicles5 of 42 · 12%
- Ruth3 of 42 · 7%
- 2 Samuel2 of 42 · 5%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 42 · 5%
1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Ruth3 occurrences
- Ruth 4:17יִשַׁ֖יyishaiproper noun (a name)The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.here: Jesse
- Ruth 4:22יִשָׁ֔יyishaiproper noun (a name)Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.here: Jesse
- Ruth 4:22וְיִשַׁ֖יveyishaiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.here: and Jesse
1 Samuel26 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 16:1יִשַׁ֣יyishaiproper noun (a name)Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:3לְיִשַׁ֖יleyishaipreposition + proper noun (a name)Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”here: to Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:5יִשַׁי֙yishaiproper noun (a name)“In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:8יִשַׁי֙yishaiproper noun (a name)Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:9יִשַׁ֖יyishaiproper noun (a name)Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:10יִשַׁ֛יyishaiproper noun (a name)Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:10יִשַׁ֔יyishaiproper noun (a name)Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:11יִשַׁי֮yishaiproper noun (a name)And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:11יִשַׁי֙yishaiproper noun (a name)And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:18לְיִשַׁי֮leyishaipreposition + proper noun (a name)One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”here: of Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:19יִשָׁ֑יyishaiproper noun (a name)So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:20יִשַׁ֜יyishaiproper noun (a name)And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 16:22יִשַׁ֖יyishaiproper noun (a name)Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 17:12יִשַׁ֔יyishaiproper noun (a name)Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years.here: [was] Jesse
- 1 Samuel 17:13יִשַׁי֙yishaiproper noun (a name)The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 17:17יִשַׁ֜יyishaiproper noun (a name)One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 17:20יִשָׁ֑יyishaiproper noun (a name)So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 17:58יִשַׁ֖יyishaiproper noun (a name)“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 20:27יִשַׁ֛יyishaiproper noun (a name)But on the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today?”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 20:30יִשַׁ֔יyishaiproper noun (a name)Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 20:31יִשַׁי֙yishaiproper noun (a name)For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingship shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 22:7יִשַׁי֙yishaiproper noun (a name)Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 22:8יִשַׁ֔יyishaiproper noun (a name)Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 22:9יִשַׁ֔יyishaiproper noun (a name)But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 22:13יִשָׁ֑יyishaiproper noun (a name)And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”here: Jesse
- 1 Samuel 25:10יִשָׁ֑יyishaiproper noun (a name)But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.here: Jesse
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 20:1יִשַׁ֔יyishaiproper noun (a name)Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”here: Jesse
- 2 Samuel 23:1יִשַׁ֗יyishaiproper noun (a name)These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:here: Jesse
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:12יִשָֽׁי׃yishaiproper noun (a name)Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.here: Jesse
- 1 Chronicles 2:13וְאִישַׁ֛יveishaiconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,here: and Jesse
- 1 Chronicles 10:14יִשָֽׁי׃ פyishaiproper noun (a name)and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.here: Jesse
- 1 Chronicles 12:18יִשַׁ֔יyishaiproper noun (a name)Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.here: Jesse
- 1 Chronicles 29:26יִשָׁ֔יyishaiproper noun (a name)David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.here: Jesse
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 10:16יִשַׁ֗יyishaiproper noun (a name)When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home,here: Jesse
- 2 Chronicles 11:18יִשָֽׁי׃yishaiproper noun (a name)And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.here: Jesse
Psalms1 occurrence
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 11:1יִשָׁ֑יyishaiproper noun (a name)Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.here: Jesse
- Isaiah 11:10יִשַׁ֗יyishaiproper noun (a name)On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.here: Jesse