"ישי" meaning in Hebrew

See ישי in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-ישי.wav Forms: יִשַׁי [canonical], yishái [romanization]
Etymology: At least two hypotheses exist, none are explicitly mentioned in the Bible: * From י (yi, “one of the letters of the Tetragrammaton – a theonym for God”) + שַׁי (sháy, “gift, present”), thus "God's gift". * From יֵשׁ (yésh, “there is, there exist(s)”) + י (“one of the letters of the Tetragrammaton – a theonym for God”), thus "God exists". Etymology templates: {{n-g|one of the letters of the Tetragrammaton – a theonym for God}} one of the letters of the Tetragrammaton – a theonym for God, {{affix|he|י|שַׁי|gloss2=gift, present|t1=<span class="Latn" lang="en">one of the letters of the Tetragrammaton – a theonym for God</span>|tr1=yi|tr2=sháy}} י (yi, “one of the letters of the Tetragrammaton – a theonym for God”) + שַׁי (sháy, “gift, present”), {{n-g|one of the letters of the Tetragrammaton – a theonym for God}} one of the letters of the Tetragrammaton – a theonym for God, {{affix|he|יֵשׁ|י|t1=there is, there exist(s)|t2=<span class="Latn" lang="en">one of the letters of the Tetragrammaton – a theonym for God</span>|tr1=yésh}} יֵשׁ (yésh, “there is, there exist(s)”) + י (“one of the letters of the Tetragrammaton – a theonym for God”) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=yishái|wv=יִשַׁי}} יִשַׁי • (yishái) m
  1. (biblical) Jesse, the father of King David Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-ישי-he-name-MwivMj48 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  2. a male given name, Ishai, Yishai, or Yishay, equivalent to English Jesse Categories (topical): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names
    Sense id: en-ישי-he-name-eWGK5cF3 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

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