Yishay (ישי) means Jesse in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יִשַׁי
yishay
noun · masculine
In English
Jesse
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yishay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אבי דוד המלך.
וַתִּקְרֶאנָה לוֹ הַשְּׁכֵנוֹת שֵׁם לֵאמֹר יֻלַּד-בֵּן לְנָעֳמִי וַתִּקְרֶאנָה שְׁמוֹ עוֹבֵד הוּא אֲבִי-יִשַׁי אֲבִי דָוִד
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yishay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יִשַׁי
- Written without vowel points
- ישי
- Said
- yishay
- Root
- א־ו־ש
- Gematria
- 320
This is how Yishay is said in other languages.
- English
- Jesse
These words rhyme with Yishay.
The word Yishay is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בן ישי
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The word Yishay comes from the root א־ו־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Yishay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yishay.
What does Yishay (ישי) mean in Hebrew?
Yishay (ישי) means Jesse. It is said yishay, with the stress on shay.
What rhymes with Yishay (ישי)?
Words that rhyme with Yishay (ישי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
Is Yishay (ישי) masculine or feminine?
The word Yishay (ישי) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ישי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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