3454. Yeshishay
Strong's Lexicon
Yeshishay: Yeshishay

Original Word: יְשִׁישַׁי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yeshishay
Pronunciation: yeh-shee-shah'ee
Phonetic Spelling: (yesh-ee-shah'-ee)
Definition: Yeshishay
Meaning: Jeshishai

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָשַׁשׁ (yashash), meaning "to be old" or "to grow old."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Yeshishay in the Strong's Greek Dictionary. However, the concept of age and wisdom can be related to Greek terms such as πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros, Strong's G4245), meaning "elder."

Usage: The name Yeshishay is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible. It is a personal name, and its meaning is often associated with the concept of age or wisdom, derived from its root meaning "to be old."

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names were often reflective of personal attributes, familial lineage, or divine encounters. The root of Yeshishay suggests a connection to age, which in biblical times was often associated with wisdom, experience, and respect. The elderly were typically revered in Israelite society, and their counsel was sought in communal and familial matters.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as yashesh
Definition
a Gileadite
NASB Translation
Jeshishai (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יְשִׁישַׁי proper name, masculine a Gileadite name 1 Chronicles 5:14.

יתד (√ of following; meaning dubious; Arabic drive in peg, be firm (of peg), is apparently denominative)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Jeshishai

From yashiysh; aged; Jeshishai, an Israelite -- Jeshishai.

see HEBREW yashiysh

Forms and Transliterations
יְשִׁישַׁ֥י ישישי yə·šî·šay yeshiShai yəšîšay
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 5:14
HEB: מִיכָאֵ֛ל בֶּן־ יְשִׁישַׁ֥י בֶּן־ יַחְדּ֖וֹ
NAS: the son of Jeshishai, the son
KJV: the son of Jeshishai, the son
INT: of Michael the son of Jeshishai the son of Jahdo

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 3454
1 Occurrence


yə·šî·šay — 1 Occ.
















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