- Original: אישׁי ישׁי - Transliteration: Yishay - Phonetic: yee-shah'-ee - Definition: Jesse = I possess 1. son of Boaz and the father of king David - Origin: from the same as H3426 - TWOT entry: 926 - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From the same as H3426 ; extant; Jishai David´s father: - Jesse. Total KJV Occurrences: 42 • Jesse, 42 Ruth 4:17; Ruth 4:22(2); 1 Samuel 16:1; 1 Samuel 16:3; 1 Samuel 16:5; 1 Samuel 16:8; 1 Samuel 16:9; 1 Samuel 16:10(2); 1 Samuel 16:11(2); 1 Samuel 16:18; 1 Samuel 16:19; 1 Samuel 16:20; 1 Samuel 16:22; 1 Samuel 17:12; 1 Samuel 17:13; 1 Samuel 17:17; 1 Samuel 17:20; 1 Samuel 17:58; 1 Samuel 20:27; 1 Samuel 20:30; 1 Samuel 20:31; 1 Samuel 22:7; 1 Samuel 22:8; 1 Samuel 22:9; 1 Samuel 22:13; 1 Samuel 25:10; 2 Samuel 20:1; 2 Samuel 23:1; 1 Kings 12:16; 1 Chronicles 2:12; 1 Chronicles 2:13; 1 Chronicles 10:14; 1 Chronicles 12:18; 1 Chronicles 29:26; 2 Chronicles 10:16; 2 Chronicles 11:18; Psalm 72:20; Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 11:10