- Original: קישׁי - Transliteration: Qiyshiy - Phonetic: kee-shee' - Definition: Kishi = bow of Jehovah 1. a merarite Levite, father or ancestor of Ethan the minstrel in the time of David - Origin: from H6983 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H6983 ; bowed; Kishi an Israelite: - Kishi. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Kishi, 1 1 Chronicles 6:44