First names in Hebrew

First name Yishai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ישי

Gematria value: 320

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yishai is written ישי

Yishai is the Hebrew name of Jesse, ישי, the father of King David.

Meaning and origin

What does Yishai mean?

Meaning: origin debated
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of King David's father, Jesse in English. Its meaning is debated; some have seen in it yesh, "there is, he exists", or the idea of "gift", without certainty.

Gematria

Yishai = 320

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ישי has 3 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total320

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Yishai, from י to י:

יְרֵאֶיךָ יִרְאוּנִי וְיִשְׂמָחוּ כִּי לִדְבָרְךָ יִחָלְתִּי׃

“Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, for I have put my hope in Your word.”

Psalms 119:74

The book of your first name

Yishai, in nine pages

• Yishai, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Yishai
• Yishai, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Yishai in three answers

How do you write Yishai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yishai is written ישי. Yishai is the Hebrew name of Jesse, ישי, the father of King David.

What is the gematria value of Yishai?
Written ישי, Yishai is worth 320: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Yishai mean?
Origin debated (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of King David's father, Jesse in English. Its meaning is debated; some have seen in it yesh, "there is, he exists", or the idea of "gift", without certainty.