# H3448 יִשַׁי

יִשַׁי (Yishay), Strong’s H3448: Jishai, David's father KJV: Jesse.. Occurs 42 times.

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*Yishay* — Jishai, David's father

KJV: Jesse.

Derived from [יֵשׁ yêsh](https://besorah.bible/word/H3426) (there is or are)

Occurs 42 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- יִשַׁי 41 n.pr.m. father of David

## Where it occurs
- [1 Samuel 16:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=1) — The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill…
- [1 Samuel 16:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=3) — Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.”
- [1 Samuel 16:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=5) — He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He…
- [1 Samuel 16:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=8) — Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.”
- [1 Samuel 16:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=9) — Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.”
- [1 Samuel 16:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=10) — Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”
- [1 Samuel 16:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=11) — Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your children here?” He said, “There remains yet the youngest. Behold, he is keeping the…
- [1 Samuel 16:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=18) — Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in…
- [1 Samuel 16:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=19) — Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”
- [1 Samuel 16:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/16?v=20) — Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.