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yišay יִשַׁי ‘Jesse’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the same as yēš יֵשׁ ‘be’
Roots: ישׁ

yišay pr n m pers
Jesse = "I possess"
1) son of Boaz and the father of king David

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 16:8, 17:13, 16:1, 25:10, 20:31, 22:9, 22:8, 17:17, 16:18, 16:20, 17:12, 16:3, 16:10, 16:11, 16:19, 16:22, 17:20, 17:58, 20:27, 22:13, 22:7, 20:30, 16:5, 16:9 2 Samuel 20:1, 23:1 1 Kings 12:16 Isaiah 11:10, 11:1 Psalms 72:20 Ruth 4:17, 4:22 1 Chronicles 2:13, 12:19, 2:12, 10:14, 29:26 2 Chronicles 11:18, 10:16

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