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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יֵשׁ H3426

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 is 29× 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 there 11× Genesis 24:23, Judges 4:20, 1 Samuel 21:8, 2 Samuel 9:1

is 9× 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 have 4× Genesis 43:7, Genesis 44:19, 1 Samuel 21:3, 2 Kings 4:2

has 3× Judges 18:14, 2 Chronicles 25:8, Jonah 4:11

have 3× 1 Kings 17:12, 2 Kings 2:16, Job 38:28

he owned 3× Genesis 39:4, Genesis 39:5

it is 3× 1 Samuel 14:39, 2 Kings 10:15, Proverbs 13:23

vvv 3× Job 5:1, Proverbs 12:18, Ecclesiastes 6:11

he is 2× 1 Samuel 9:12, 1 Samuel 23:23

if any 2× Psalms 14:2, Psalms 53:2

Make sure there is 2× Deuteronomy 29:18

Sometimes 2× Numbers 9:20, Numbers 9:21

there are 2× Genesis 18:24, Ecclesiastes 8:14

there was 2× Genesis 42:1, Ruth 1:12

We have 2× Genesis 44:20, Jeremiah 41:8

“If it is,” said Jehu 1× 2 Kings 10:15

[and] 1× Ecclesiastes 7:15

and I have 1× Genesis 33:11

and there are 1× Ecclesiastes 8:14

Are there 1× Numbers 13:20

but there is 1× Proverbs 18:24

Can 1× Jeremiah 14:22

do I have 1× 2 Samuel 19:28

even though there is 1× Judges 19:19

he owns 1× Genesis 39:8

I already have 1× Genesis 33:9

I had 1× Numbers 22:29

Is there [a case] 1× Ecclesiastes 1:10

So there is 1× Jeremiah 31:17

Some of 1× Nehemiah 5:5

that 1× Ecclesiastes 2:13

that there are 1× 2 Kings 10:23

There 1× Esther 3:8

there is some 1× 1 Samuel 21:4

there will be 1× Jeremiah 31:6

they have 1× Ecclesiastes 4:9

wealth 1× Proverbs 8:21

were 1× Job 16:4

when you already have the means 1× Proverbs 3:28

whether 1× Deuteronomy 13:3

who has 1× Malachi 1:14

who have 1× Isaiah 43:8

will be 1× 2 Chronicles 15:7

will come 1× Jeremiah 31:16

will this continue 1× Jeremiah 23:26

you have 1× Job 33:32

you will 1× Genesis 24:49

you will be at 1× 2 Chronicles 16:9

You would 1× Genesis 24:42

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 18:24 יֵ֛שׁ to there are Adverb Genesis 23:8 יֵ֣שׁ to . . . Adverb Genesis 24:23 הֲיֵ֧שׁ to is there Adverb Genesis 24:42 יֶשְׁךָ־ to You would Adverb | second person masculine singular Genesis 24:49 יֶשְׁכֶ֨ם to you will Adverb | second person masculine plural Genesis 28:16 יֵ֣שׁ to is Adverb Genesis 31:29 יֶשׁ־ to - Adverb Genesis 33:9 יֶשׁ־ to I already have Adverb Genesis 33:11 יֶשׁ־ to and I have Adverb Genesis 39:4 יֶשׁ־ to he owned Adverb

Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 18:24

Aligned rows 138

Books represented 25

Genesis 21 Exodus 1 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 4 Judges 6 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 9 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 10 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 4 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 4 Esther 1 Job 12 Psalms 6 Proverbs 13 Ecclesiastes 16 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 10 Lamentations 2 Jonah 1 Micah 1 Malachi 1

Source forms

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

יֵ֣שׁ 21x yêš Genesis 23:8, Genesis 28:16, Deuteronomy 29:18, Judges 18:14

יֵ֥שׁ 10x yêš Ruth 3:12, 1 Samuel 17:46, 2 Kings 3:12, 2 Kings 5:8

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

הֲיֵ֣שׁ 5x hă·yêš Genesis 43:7, Job 5:1, Job 25:3, Psalms 14:2

וְיֵ֣שׁ 5x wə·yêš Ezra 10:44, Proverbs 3:28, Proverbs 24:14, Ecclesiastes 7:15

יֵ֤שׁ 5x yêš Job 33:23, Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 16:25, Ecclesiastes 7:15

הֲיֵ֧שׁ 3x hă·yêš Genesis 24:23, Exodus 17:7, 2 Kings 10:15

Parsing patterns

Adverb 109x Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 28:16

Conjunctive waw | Adverb 19x Genesis 47:6, Numbers 9:20, Numbers 9:21, Judges 6:13

Adverb | third person masculine singular 4x Deuteronomy 29:15, 1 Samuel 14:39, 1 Samuel 23:23, Esther 3:8

Adverb | second person masculine singular 3x Genesis 24:42, Genesis 43:4, Judges 6:36

Adverb | second person masculine plural 2x Genesis 24:49, Deuteronomy 13:3

Pronoun - relative | Adverb 1x Ecclesiastes 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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