Yishai (name)
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, Israeli online gambling entrepreneur
- Ishay Hadas, Israeli television producer
- Yishai Beer, Israeli Defense Forces general
- Yishay Yafeh, Israeli economist
- Yishai Levi, Israeli musician
- Yishai Sarid, Israeli writer and lawyer
- Yishay Garbasz, Israeli artist
- Ishai Golan, Israeli actor
- Yishai Schlissel, Israeli man convicted for murder
- Yishai Fleisher, Israeli settler in Hebron
- Ishay Berger, Israeli musician
- Yishai Romanoff, American musician
- Ishay Ribo, Israeli singer-songwriter
- Yshai Oliel, Israeli tennis player
- Ishai Setton, American film director
Surname
- Ron Ben-Yishai, Israeli journalist
- Galia Yishai, Israeli actress and singer
- Shefi Yishai, Israeli composer
- Orit Ishay, Israeli artist
- Eli Yishai, Israeli politician
- Micheline Ishay, American political theorist
- Ran Ichay, Israeli diplomat
- Jeffrey Yishai, Israeli footballer
- Melissa Ben-Ishay, American cupcake company executive
- Talia Ishai, Israeli musician
- Stephanie Ben-Ishai, Canadian law professor