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ישי

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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At least two hypotheses exist, none are explicitly mentioned in the Bible:

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Proper noun

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יִשַׁי (yisháim

  1. (biblical) Jesse (the son of Obed and the father of king David)
  2. a male given name, Ishai, Yishai, or Yishay, equivalent to English Jesse