Yishai (name)

Yishai (Hebrew: יִשַׁי, Modern: Yišay, Tiberian: Yīšáy) is a Hebrew given name and surname. It is the origin of the English given name Jesse, and is the original Hebrew name of Jesse father of David.^[1] Variant spellings include Yishay, Ishay, Yshai, and Yeshay.^[2] There is also a derived patronymic surname Ben-Yishai.^[3]

^ Guggenheimer, Heinrich Walter; Guggenheimer, Eva H. (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins. New York: KTAV Publishing House. p. 358. ISBN 0881252972. Retrieved 30 August 2020. The name of the biblical Jesse is also renderered as אישי in 1 Chronicles 2:13. See Jastrow, Morris Jr. (1901–1906). "Asarelah or Asharelah". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
^ Guggenheimer & Guggenheimer 1992, p. 358, 847
^ Guggenheimer & Guggenheimer 1992, p. 92

[1] Guggenheimer, Heinrich Walter; Guggenheimer, Eva H. (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins. New York: KTAV Publishing House. p. 358. ISBN 0881252972. Retrieved 30 August 2020. The name of the biblical Jesse is also renderered as אישי in 1 Chronicles 2:13. See Jastrow, Morris Jr. (1901–1906). "Asarelah or Asharelah". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.

[2] Guggenheimer & Guggenheimer 1992, p. 358, 847

[3] Guggenheimer & Guggenheimer 1992, p. 92

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Yishai (name)

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