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Lexicon :: Strong's H3448 - yišay

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יִשַׁי

Transliteration

yišay

Pronunciation

yee-shah'-ee

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Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From the same as יֵשׁ (H3426)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 926

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

יִשַׁי Yishay, yee-shah'-ee; by Aramaic אִישַׁי ʼÎyshay; from the same as H3426; extant; Jishai, David's father:—Jesse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H3448 in the following manner: Jesse (42x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H3448 in the following manner: Jesse (42x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Jesse = "I possess"
1. grandson of Boaz and the father of king David

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

יִשַׁי Yishay, yee-shah'-ee; by Aramaic אִישַׁי ʼÎyshay; from the same as H3426; extant; Jishai, David's father:—Jesse.

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STRONGS H3448: Abbreviations

יִשַׁי ₄₁ proper name, masculine father of David (etymology dubious; Ol^{§ 277 f.} conjecture יֵשׁ יָהּ; We^{1 Samuel 14:49} ישׁי = אישׁי = אבישׁי (but see this)) — יִשַׁי 1 Samuel 16:3 + 29 times; יִשָׁ֑י 1 Samuel 16:19 + 10 times; Greek Version of the LXX

Ιεσσαι; (וְ)אִישַׁי 1 Chronicles 2:13; — יִשַׁי בֵּיתֿ הַלַּחְמִי jesse the Bethlehemite 1 Samuel 16:1, 18 (בֶּןיֿשׁי וגו׳, of David), 1 Samuel 17:58; ישׁי also 1 Samuel 16:3 + 14 times 1 Samuel 16:17; † son of עוֺבֵד according to Ruth 4:17, 22 (twice in verse) = 1 Chronicles 2:12; דָּוִ(י)ד בֶּןיֿשׁי 2 Samuel 23:1; 1 Chronicles 10:14; 1 Chronicles 29:26; Psalm 72:20; אֱלִיאָב בֶּןיֿשׁי 2 Chronicles 11:18; elsewhere בֶּןיֿשׁי alone = David, 1 Samuel 20:27, 30, 31; 1 Samuel 22:7, 8, 9, 13; 1 Samuel 25:10; 2 Samuel 20:1; 1 Kings 12:16 = 2 Chronicles 10:16; 1 Chronicles 12:18; גֶּזַע יִשָׁ֑י Isaiah 11:1; שֹׁרֶשׁ יְשֵׁי Isaiah 11:10 of Jesse as ancestor of future (Messianic) king†.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ruth

4:17; 4:22

1 Samuel

14:49; 16:1; 16:3; 16:3; 16:17; 16:18; 16:19; 17:58; 20:27; 20:30; 20:31; 22:7; 22:8; 22:9; 22:13; 25:10

2 Samuel

20:1; 23:1

1 Kings

12:16

1 Chronicles

2:12; 2:13; 10:14; 12:18; 29:26

2 Chronicles

10:16; 11:18

Psalms

72:20

Isaiah

11:1; 11:10

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H3448

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Strong's Number H3448 matches the Hebrew יִשַׁי (yišay),
which occurs 42 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Rth 4:17 - And^H7121^➔ the women her neighbours^H7934 gave^➔^H7121 it a name,^H8034 saying,^H559 There is^H3205^➔ a son^H1121 born^➔^H3205 to Naomi;^H5281 and they called^H7121 his name^H8034 Obed:^H5744 he^H1931 is the father^H1 of Jesse,^H3448 the father^H1 of David.^H1732

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Rth 4:22 - And Obed^H5744 begat^H3205 Jesse,^H3448 and Jesse^H3448 begat^H3205 David.^H1732

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1Sa 16:1 - And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Samuel,^H8050 How^H5704^➔^H4970 long^➔^H5704 wilt^H56^➔ thou^H859 mourn^➔^H56 for^H413 Saul,^H7586 seeing I^H589 have rejected him^H3988 from reigning^H4427 over^H5921 Israel?^H3478 fill^H4390 thine horn^H7161 with oil,^H8081 and go,^H3212 I will send thee^H7971 to^H413 Jesse^H3448 the Bethlehemite:^H1022^H1022 for^H3588 I have provided^H7200 me^H589 a king^H4428 among his sons.^H1121

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1Sa 16:3 - And call^H7121 Jesse^H3448 to the sacrifice,^H2077 and I^H595 will shew thee^H3045 what^H834 thou shalt do:^H6213 and thou shalt anoint^H4886 unto me^H589 him whom^H834 I name^H559 unto thee.^H413

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1Sa 16:5 - And he said,^H559 Peaceably:^H7965 I am come^H935 to sacrifice^H2076 unto the LORD:^H3068 sanctify yourselves,^H6942 and come^H935 with me^H854 to the sacrifice.^H2077 And he sanctified^H6942 Jesse^H3448 and^H853 his sons,^H1121 and called^H7121 them to the sacrifice.^H2077

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:8

1Sa 16:8 - Then^H7121^➔ Jesse^H3448 called^➔^H7121 Abinadab,^H41 and made him pass^H5674 before^H6440 Samuel.^H8050 And he said,^H559 Neither^H3808 hath^H977^➔ the LORD^H3068 chosen^➔^H977 this.^H2088

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1Sa 16:9 - Then^H5674^➔ Jesse^H3448 made^➔^H5674^➔ Shammah^H8048 to pass by.^➔^H5674 And he said,^H559 Neither^H3808 hath^H977^➔ the LORD^H3068 chosen^➔^H977 this.^H2088

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1Sa 16:10 - Again,^H5674^➔ Jesse^H3448 made^➔^H5674^➔ seven^H7651 of his sons^H1121 to pass^➔^H5674 before^H6440 Samuel.^H8050 And^H559^➔ Samuel^H8050 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Jesse,^H3448 The LORD^H3068 hath^H977^➔ not^H3808 chosen^➔^H977 these.^H428

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:11

1Sa 16:11 - And^H559^➔ Samuel^H8050 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Jesse,^H3448 Are here^H8552 all^H5288^➔ thy children?^➔^H5288 And he said,^H559 There remaineth^H7604 yet^H5750 the youngest,^H6996 and, behold,^H2009 he keepeth^H7462 the sheep.^H6629 And^H559^➔ Samuel^H8050 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Jesse,^H3448 Send^H7971 and fetch him:^H3947 for^H3588 we will^H5437^➔ not^H3808 sit down^➔^H5437 till^H5704 he come^H935 hither.^H6311

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:18

1Sa 16:18 - Then answered^H6030 one^H259 of the servants,^H5288 and said,^H559 Behold,^H2009 I have seen^H7200 a son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 the Bethlehemite,^H1022^H1022 that is cunning^H3045 in playing,^H5059 and a mighty^H1368^➔ valiant^H2428 man,^➔^H1368 and a man^H376 of war,^H4421 and prudent^H995 in matters,^H1697 and a^H376^➔ comely^H8389 person,^➔^H376 and the LORD^H3068 is with him.^H5973

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:19

1Sa 16:19 - Wherefore^H7971^➔ Saul^H7586 sent^➔^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto^H413 Jesse,^H3448 and said,^H559 Send^H7971 me^H413 David^H1732 thy son,^H1121 which^H834 is with the sheep.^H6629

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:20

1Sa 16:20 - And^H3947^➔ Jesse^H3448 took^➔^H3947 an ass^H2543 laden with bread,^H3899 and a bottle^H4997 of wine,^H3196 and^H1423^➔ a^H259 kid,^➔^H1423^H5795 and sent^H7971 them by^H3027 David^H1732 his son^H1121 unto^H413 Saul.^H7586

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1Sa 16:22 - And^H7971^➔ Saul^H7586 sent^➔^H7971 to^H413 Jesse,^H3448 saying,^H559 Let^H5975^➔ David,^H1732 I pray thee,^H4994 stand^➔^H5975 before me;^H6440 for^H3588 he hath found^H4672 favour^H2580 in my sight.^H5869

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:12

1Sa 17:12 - Now David^H1732 was the son^H1121 of^H376^H673^➔ that^H2088 Ephrathite^➔^H673 of Bethlehemjudah,^H1035^H1035^H3063 whose name^H8034 was Jesse;^H3448 and he had eight^H8083 sons:^H1121 and the man^H376 went^H935 among men^H376 for an old man^H2204 in the days^H3117 of Saul.^H7586

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:13

1Sa 17:13 - And^H3212^➔ the three^H7969 eldest^H1419 sons^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 went^➔^H3212 and followed^H1980^H310 Saul^H7586 to the battle:^H4421 and the names^H8034 of^H7969^➔ his^H1121^➔ three^➔^H7969 sons^➔^H1121 that^H834 went^H1980 to the battle^H4421 were Eliab^H446 the firstborn,^H1060 and next unto him^H4932 Abinadab,^H41 and the third^H7992 Shammah.^H8048

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:17

1Sa 17:17 - And^H559^➔ Jesse^H3448 said^➔^H559 unto David^H1732 his son,^H1121 Take^H3947 now^H4994 for thy brethren^H251 an ephah^H374 of^H7039^➔ this^H2088 parched^➔^H7039 corn, and^H6235^➔ these^H2088 ten^➔^H6235 loaves,^H3899 and run^H7323 to the camp^H4264 to thy brethren;^H251

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:20

1Sa 17:20 - And^H7925^➔ David^H1732 rose up early^➔^H7925 in the morning,^H1242 and left^H5203 the sheep^H6629 with^H5921 a keeper,^H8104 and took,^H5375 and went,^H3212 as^H834 Jesse^H3448 had commanded him;^H6680 and he came^H935 to the trench,^H4570 as the host^H2428 was going forth^H3318 to^H413 the fight,^H4634 and shouted^H7321 for the battle.^H4421

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:58

1Sa 17:58 - And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said^➔^H559 to him,^H413 Whose^H4310 son^H1121 art thou,^H859 thou young man?^H5288 And^H559^➔ David^H1732 answered,^➔^H559 I am the son^H1121 of thy servant^H5650 Jesse^H3448 the Bethlehemite.^H1022

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:27

1Sa 20:27 - And it came to pass^H1961 on the morrow,^H4283 which was the second^H8145 day of the month,^H2320 that^H6485^➔ David's^H1732 place^H4725 was empty:^➔^H6485 and^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Jonathan^H3083 his son,^H1121 Wherefore^H4069 cometh^H935 not^H3808 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 to^H413 meat,^H3899 neither^H1571 yesterday,^H8543 nor^H1571 to day?^H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:30

1Sa 20:30 - Then^H2734^➔ Saul's^H7586 anger^H639 was kindled^➔^H2734 against Jonathan,^H3083 and he said^H559 unto him, Thou son^H1121 of the perverse^H5753 rebellious^H4780 woman, do^H3045^➔ not^H3808 I know^➔^H3045 that^H3588 thou^H859 hast chosen^H977 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 to thine own confusion,^H1322 and unto the confusion^H1322 of thy mother's^H517 nakedness?^H6172

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:31

1Sa 20:31 - For^H3588 as long as^H3605^H3117 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 liveth^H2425 upon^H5921 the ground,^H127 thou^H859 shalt^H3559^➔ not^H3808 be established,^➔^H3559 nor thy kingdom.^H4438 Wherefore now^H6258 send^H7971 and fetch^H3947 him^H853 unto me,^H413 for^H3588 he^H1931 shall surely die.^H1121^H4194

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:7

1Sa 22:7 - Then^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said^➔^H559 unto his servants^H5650 that stood^H5324 about him,^H5921 Hear^H8085^➔ now,^H4994 ye^➔^H8085 Benjamites;^H1121^H3227 will^H5414^➔ the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 give^➔^H5414 every one of you^H1571^H3605 fields^H7704 and vineyards,^H3754 and make^H7760 you all^H3605 captains^H8269 of thousands,^H505 and captains^H8269 of hundreds;^H3967

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:8

1Sa 22:8 - That^H3588 all of you^H3605 have conspired^H7194 against me,^H5921 and^H369^➔ there is none^➔^H369 that sheweth^H1540 me^H241 that^H3772^➔ my son^H1121 hath made a league^➔^H3772 with^H5973 the son^H1121 of Jesse,^H3448 and^H369^➔ there is none^➔^H369 of you^➔^H4480 that is sorry^H2470 for me,^H5921 or sheweth^H1540 unto me^H241 that^H3588 my son^H1121 hath stirred up^H6965 my servant^H5650 against me,^H5921 to lie in wait,^H693 as at^H3117^➔ this^H2088 day?^➔^H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:9

1Sa 22:9 - Then answered^H6030 Doeg^H1673 the Edomite,^H130 which^H1931 was set^H5324 over^H5921 the servants^H5650 of Saul,^H7586 and said,^H559 I saw^H7200 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 coming^H935 to Nob,^H5011 to^H413 Ahimelech^H288 the son^H1121 of Ahitub.^H285

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:13

1Sa 22:13 - And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said^➔^H559 unto him,^H413 Why^H4100 have ye conspired^H7194 against me,^H5921 thou^H859 and the son^H1121 of Jesse,^H3448 in that thou hast given^H5414 him bread,^H3899 and a sword,^H2719 and hast enquired^H7592 of God^H430 for him, that he should rise^H6965 against me,^H413 to lie in wait,^H693 as at^H3117^➔ this^H2088 day?^➔^H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:10

1Sa 25:10 - And^H6030^➔ Nabal^H5037 answered^➔^H6030 David's^H1732 servants,^H5650 and said,^H559 Who^H4310 is David?^H1732 and who^H4310 is the son of^H1121 Jesse?^H3448 there be many^H7235 servants^H5650 now a days^H3117 that break away^H6555 every man^H376 from^H6440 his master.^H113

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:1

2Sa 20:1 - And^H8033^➔ there happened to be^H7122 there^➔^H8033 a man^H376 of Belial,^H1100 whose name^H8034 was Sheba,^H7652 the son^H1121 of Bichri,^H1075 a Benjamite:^H376^H3228 and he blew^H8628 a trumpet,^H7782 and said,^H559 We have no^H369 part^H2506 in David,^H1732 neither^H3808 have we inheritance^H5159 in the son^H1121 of Jesse:^H3448 every man^H376 to his tents,^H168 O Israel.^H3478

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:1

2Sa 23:1 - Now these^H428 be the last^H314 words^H1697 of David.^H1732 David^H1732 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 said,^H5002 and^H5002^➔ the man^H1397 who was raised up^H6965 on high,^H5920 the anointed^H4899 of the God^H430 of Jacob,^H3290 and the sweet^H5273 psalmist^H2158 of Israel,^H3478 said,^➔^H5002

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1Ki 12:16 - So^H7725^➔ when^H7200^➔ all^H3605 Israel^H3478 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3588 the king^H4428 hearkened^H8085 not^H3808 unto them,^H413 the people^H5971 answered^➔^H7725 the king,^H4428 saying,^H559 What^H4100 portion^H2506 have we in David?^H1732 neither^H3808 have we inheritance^H5159 in the son^H1121 of Jesse:^H3448 to your tents,^H168 O Israel:^H3478 now^H6258 see^H7200 to thine own house,^H1004 David.^H1732 So^H3212^➔ Israel^H3478 departed^➔^H3212 unto their tents.^H168

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:12

1Ch 2:12 - And Boaz^H1162 begat^H3205 Obed,^H5744 and Obed^H5744 begat^H3205 Jesse,^H3448

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1Ch 2:13 - And Jesse^H3448 begat^H3205 his firstborn^H1060 Eliab,^H446 and Abinadab^H41 the second,^H8145 and Shimma^H8092 the third,^H7992

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1Ch 10:14 - And^H3808^➔ enquired^H1875 not^➔^H3808 of the LORD:^H3068 therefore he slew him,^H4191 and turned^H5437 the kingdom^H4410 unto David^H1732 the son^H1121 of Jesse.^H3448

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1Ch 12:18 - Then the spirit^H7307 came upon^H3847 Amasai,^H6022 who was chief^H7218 of the captains,^H7970 and he said, Thine are we, David,^H1732 and on thy side,^H5973 thou son^H1121 of Jesse:^H3448 peace,^H7965 peace^H7965 be unto thee, and peace^H7965 be to thine helpers;^H5826 for^H3588 thy God^H430 helpeth thee.^H5826 Then^H6901^➔ David^H1732 received them,^➔^H6901 and made them^H5414 captains^H7218 of the band.^H1416

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:26

1Ch 29:26 - Thus David^H1732 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 reigned^H4427 over^H5921 all^H3605 Israel.^H3478

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2Ch 10:16 - And when all^H3605 Israel^H3478 saw that^H3588 the king^H4428 would^H8085^➔ not^H3808 hearken^➔^H8085 unto them, the people^H5971 answered^H7725 the king,^H4428 saying,^H559 What^H4100 portion^H2506 have we in David?^H1732 and^H3808^➔ we have none^➔^H3808 inheritance^H5159 in the son^H1121 of Jesse:^H3448 every man^H376 to your tents,^H168 O Israel:^H3478 and now,^H6258 David,^H1732 see^H7200 to thine own house.^H1004 So^H3212^➔ all^H3605 Israel^H3478 went^➔^H3212 to their tents.^H168

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2Ch 11:18 - And^H3947^➔ Rehoboam^H7346 took^➔^H3947 him Mahalath^H4258 the daughter^H1323 of Jerimoth^H3406 the son^H1121 of David^H1732 to wife,^H802 and Abihail^H32 the daughter^H1323 of Eliab^H446 the son^H1121 of Jesse;^H3448

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Psa 72:20 - The prayers^H8605 of David^H1732 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 are ended.^H3615

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Isa 11:1 - And there shall come forth^H3318 a rod^H2415 out of the stem^H1503 of Jesse,^H3448 and a Branch^H5342 shall grow^H6509 out of his roots:^H8328

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Isa 11:10 - And^H1961^➔ in^H3117^➔ that^H1931 day^➔^H3117 there shall be^➔^H1961 a root^H8328 of Jesse,^H3448 which^H834 shall stand^H5975 for an ensign^H5251 of the people;^H5971 to it^H413 shall^H1875^➔ the Gentiles^H1471 seek:^➔^H1875 and^H1961^➔ his rest^H4496 shall be^➔^H1961 glorious.^H3519

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