יִשַׁי (yišay) is
a Hebrew proper noun
meaning Jesse. It appears
42 times
in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3448).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 926)
Range of meaning (TWOT 926)Jesse; Jishai
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
יִשַׁיproper name of a man
father of David
Strong's H3448יִשַׁי: Jishai, David's father KJV:Jesse.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.