יִשַׁיYishay

Same root

• יֵשׁyêsh · H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
• ἸεσσαίIessaí · G2421Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite

Where it appears

Appears 42 times in the Bible.

• Ruth 4:17 The neighbor women said, “Now at last Naomi has a son again!” And they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David.
• Ruth 4:22 Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.
• 1 Samuel 16:1 Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”
• 1 Samuel 16:3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you which of his sons to anoint for me.”
• 1 Samuel 16:5 “Yes,” Samuel replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then Samuel performed the purification rite for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice, too.
• 1 Samuel 16:8 Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “This is not the one the Lord has chosen.”