Hebrew · H3426

יֵשׁ

There is or are (or any other form of the verb to be , as may suit the connection)

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יֵשׁH3426

What does יֵשׁ mean in the Bible?

יֵשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be , as may suit the connection)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does יֵשׁ mean in the Bible?

יֵשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be , as may suit the connection)".

How does the BSB render H3426?

The BSB source-word alignment has 138 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include there is (29), . . . (14), is there (11), is (9), - (8).

Where does יֵשׁ appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (21), Ecclesiastes (16), Proverbs (13), Job (12).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

there is29×Genesis 42:2, Ruth 3:12, 1 Samuel 17:46, 1 Samuel 20:8

. . .14×Genesis 23:8, Genesis 43:4, Genesis 44:26, Genesis 47:6

is there11×Genesis 24:23, Judges 4:20, 1 Samuel 21:8, 2 Samuel 9:1

is9×Genesis 28:16, Exodus 17:7, Judges 6:13, 1 Samuel 9:11

-8×Genesis 31:29, Nehemiah 5:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Nehemiah 5:4

Do you have4×Genesis 43:7, Genesis 44:19, 1 Samuel 21:3, 2 Kings 4:2

has3×Judges 18:14, 2 Chronicles 25:8, Jonah 4:11

have3×1 Kings 17:12, 2 Kings 2:16, Job 38:28

he owned3×Genesis 39:4, Genesis 39:5

it is3×1 Samuel 14:39, 2 Kings 10:15, Proverbs 13:23

vvv3×Job 5:1, Proverbs 12:18, Ecclesiastes 6:11

he is2×1 Samuel 9:12, 1 Samuel 23:23

if any2×Psalms 14:2, Psalms 53:2

Make sure there is2×Deuteronomy 29:18

Sometimes2×Numbers 9:20, Numbers 9:21

there are2×Genesis 18:24, Ecclesiastes 8:14

there was2×Genesis 42:1, Ruth 1:12

We have2×Genesis 44:20, Jeremiah 41:8

“If it is,” said Jehu1×2 Kings 10:15

[and]1×Ecclesiastes 7:15

and I have1×Genesis 33:11

and there are1×Ecclesiastes 8:14

Are there1×Numbers 13:20

but there is1×Proverbs 18:24

Can1×Jeremiah 14:22

do I have1×2 Samuel 19:28

even though there is1×Judges 19:19

he owns1×Genesis 39:8

I already have1×Genesis 33:9

I had1×Numbers 22:29

Is there [a case]1×Ecclesiastes 1:10

So there is1×Jeremiah 31:17

Some of1×Nehemiah 5:5

that1×Ecclesiastes 2:13

that there are1×2 Kings 10:23

There1×Esther 3:8

there is some1×1 Samuel 21:4

there will be1×Jeremiah 31:6

they have1×Ecclesiastes 4:9

wealth1×Proverbs 8:21

were1×Job 16:4

when you already have the means1×Proverbs 3:28

whether1×Deuteronomy 13:3

who has1×Malachi 1:14

who have1×Isaiah 43:8

will be1×2 Chronicles 15:7

will come1×Jeremiah 31:16

will this continue1×Jeremiah 23:26

you have1×Job 33:32

you will1×Genesis 24:49

you will be at1×2 Chronicles 16:9

You would1×Genesis 24:42

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 18:24יֵ֛שׁtothere areAdverb Genesis 23:8יֵ֣שׁto. . .Adverb Genesis 24:23הֲיֵ֧שׁtois thereAdverb Genesis 24:42יֶשְׁךָ־toYou wouldAdverb | second person masculine singular Genesis 24:49יֶשְׁכֶ֨םtoyou willAdverb | second person masculine plural Genesis 28:16יֵ֣שׁtoisAdverb Genesis 31:29יֶשׁ־to-Adverb Genesis 33:9יֶשׁ־toI already haveAdverb Genesis 33:11יֶשׁ־toand I haveAdverb Genesis 39:4יֶשׁ־tohe ownedAdverb

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 18:24

Aligned rows138

Books represented25

Genesis21Exodus1Numbers4Deuteronomy4Judges6Ruth21 Samuel92 Samuel31 Kings22 Kings101 Chronicles12 Chronicles4Ezra2Nehemiah4Esther1Job12Psalms6Proverbs13Ecclesiastes16Isaiah2Jeremiah10Lamentations2Jonah1Micah1Malachi1

Source forms

יֶשׁ־30xyeš-Genesis 31:29, Genesis 33:9, Genesis 33:11, Genesis 39:4

יֵ֣שׁ21xyêšGenesis 23:8, Genesis 28:16, Deuteronomy 29:18, Judges 18:14

יֵ֥שׁ10xyêšRuth 3:12, 1 Samuel 17:46, 2 Kings 3:12, 2 Kings 5:8

יֵשׁ־6xyêš-Ezra 10:2, Job 9:33, Job 33:32, Psalms 58:11

הֲיֵ֣שׁ5xhă·yêšGenesis 43:7, Job 5:1, Job 25:3, Psalms 14:2

וְיֵ֣שׁ5xwə·yêšEzra 10:44, Proverbs 3:28, Proverbs 24:14, Ecclesiastes 7:15

יֵ֤שׁ5xyêšJob 33:23, Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 16:25, Ecclesiastes 7:15

הֲיֵ֧שׁ3xhă·yêšGenesis 24:23, Exodus 17:7, 2 Kings 10:15

Parsing patterns

Adverb109xGenesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 28:16

Conjunctive waw | Adverb19xGenesis 47:6, Numbers 9:20, Numbers 9:21, Judges 6:13

Adverb | third person masculine singular4xDeuteronomy 29:15, 1 Samuel 14:39, 1 Samuel 23:23, Esther 3:8

Adverb | second person masculine singular3xGenesis 24:42, Genesis 43:4, Judges 6:36

Adverb | second person masculine plural2xGenesis 24:49, Deuteronomy 13:3

Pronoun - relative | Adverb1xEcclesiastes 2:13

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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