Yishai () is a Hebrew given name and surname. It is the origin of the English given name Jesse, and is the original Hebrew name of Jesse father of David. Variant spellings include Yishay, Ishay, Yshai, and Yeshay. There is also a derived patronymic surname Ben-Yishai.

Given name

Isai Scheinberg (born ), Israeli online gambling entrepreneur

Ishay Hadas (born 1955), Israeli television producer

Yishai Beer (born 1956), Israeli Defense Forces general

Yishay Yafeh (born 1962), Israeli economist

Yishai Levi (born 1963), Israeli musician

Yishai Sarid (born 1965), Israel writer and lawyer

Yishay Garbasz (born 1970), Israeli artist

Yishai Fleisher (born 1970s), Israeli settler in Hebron

Ishai Golan (born 1973), Israel actor

Yishai Schlissel (born 1975), Israeli man convicted for murder

Ishay Berger (born 1978), Israeli musician

Yishai Romanoff (born 1986), American musician

Ishay Ribo (born 1989), Israeli singer-songwriter

Yshai Oliel (born 2000), Israeli tennis player

Ishai Setton (), American film director

Surname

Ron Ben-Yishai (born 1943), Israeli journalist

Galia Yishai (1950–2020), Israeli actress and singer

Orit Ishay (born 1961), Israeli artist

Eli Yishai (born 1962), Israeli politician

Yishai Sarid (born 1965), Israeli novelist

Ran Ichay (born 1970), Israeli diplomat

Jeffrey Yishai (born 1975), Israeli footballer

Melissa Ben-Ishay (born 1984), American cupcake company executive

Shefi Yishai (), Israeli composer

Micheline Ishay (), American political theorist

Talia Ishai (born 1994), Israeli musician

Stephanie Ben-Ishai (), Canadian law professor

References

Hebrew masculine given names

Masculine given names

Hebrew-language surnames

Yishai (name)