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. Variant spellings include Yishay, Ishay, Yshai, and Yeshay. There is also a derived patronymic surname Ben-Yishai.

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