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יֵשׁ

yeshthereHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective138 occurrences25 books129 verses

Definition

perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
Traditional renderings: (there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יֵשׁ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

138 total
  1. 1 Kings 17:12יֶשׁ־ · have
    But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”
  2. 1 Kings 18:10יֶשׁ־ · there is
    As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.
  3. 2 Kings 2:16יֵֽשׁ־ · have
    “Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.
  4. 2 Kings 3:12יֵ֥שׁ · is
    Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
  5. 2 Kings 4:2יֶּשׁ־ · do you have
    “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”
  6. 2 Kings 4:13הֲיֵ֤שׁ
    …and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.
  7. 2 Kings 5:8יֵ֥שׁ · there is
    Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
  8. 2 Kings 9:15יֵ֣שׁ
    …but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.”
  9. 2 Kings 10:15הֲיֵ֧שׁ · Is; יֵ֛שׁ · It is; וָיֵ֖שׁ · “If it is,” said Jehu
    When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,
  10. 2 Kings 10:23יֶשׁ־ · that there are
    Next, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”
  11. 1 Chronicles 29:3יֶשׁ־
    Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
  12. 2 Chronicles 15:7יֵ֥שׁ · will be
    But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
  13. 2 Chronicles 16:9יֵ֥שׁ · you will be at
    For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
  14. 2 Chronicles 25:8יֶשׁ־ · has
    Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
  15. 2 Chronicles 25:9יֵ֚שׁ
    Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
  16. Ezra 10:2יֵשׁ־ · there is
    Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
  17. Ezra 10:44וְיֵ֣שׁ
    All these men had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.
  18. Nehemiah 5:2וְיֵשׁ֙
    Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
  19. Nehemiah 5:3וְיֵשׁ֙
    Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”
  20. Nehemiah 5:4וְיֵשׁ֙
    Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
  21. Nehemiah 5:5וְיֵ֨שׁ · Some of
    We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
  22. Esther 3:8יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ · There
    Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
  23. Job 5:1הֲיֵ֣שׁ
    “Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
  24. Job 6:6יֶשׁ־ · is there
    Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?
  25. Job 6:30הֲיֵשׁ־ · Is there
    Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?
  26. Job 9:33יֵשׁ־ · is there
    Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
  27. Job 11:18יֵ֣שׁ · there is
    You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
  28. Job 14:7יֵ֥שׁ · there is
    For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
  29. Job 16:4יֵ֪שׁ · were
    I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
  30. Job 25:3הֲיֵ֣שׁ
    Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?
  31. Job 28:1יֵ֣שׁ · there is
    “Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
  32. Job 33:23יֵ֤שׁ · there is
    Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
  33. Job 33:32יֵשׁ־ · you have
    But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
  34. Job 38:28הֲיֵשׁ־ · have
    Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?
  35. Psalm 7:3יֶשׁ־ · is
    O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
  36. Psalm 14:2הֲיֵ֣שׁ · if any
    The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
  37. Psalm 53:2הֲיֵ֣שׁ · if any
    God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
  38. Psalm 58:11יֵשׁ־ · There is
    Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
  39. Psalm 73:11וְיֵ֖שׁ
    The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
  40. Psalm 135:17יֶשׁ־ · is there
    …they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.
  41. Proverbs 3:28וְיֵ֣שׁ · when you already have the means
    Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
  42. Proverbs 8:21יֵ֑שׁ · wealth
    …bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
  43. Proverbs 11:24יֵ֣שׁ
    One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
  44. Proverbs 12:18יֵ֣שׁ
    Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  45. Proverbs 13:7יֵ֣שׁ
    One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
  46. Proverbs 13:23וְיֵ֥שׁ · it is
    Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
  47. Proverbs 14:12יֵ֤שׁ · There is
    There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
  48. Proverbs 16:25יֵ֤שׁ · There is
    There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.