Strong's Concordance
yesh: being, substance, existence, is
Original Word: יֵשׁPart of Speech: substantive
Transliteration: yesh
Phonetic Spelling: (yaysh)
Short Definition: there
Brown-Driver-Briggs
187 substantive (on etymology see ) —
Genesis 18:24 etc.;
Genesis 31:29 + often;
Genesis 24:23 18t. (so
2 Samuel 14:19 ,
Micah 6:10 ), with suffix
Genesis 24:42 2t.;
Genesis 24:49 ;
Deuteronomy 13:4 ; (Ol
§ 97 b Sta
§ 370 b)
Deuteronomy 29:14;
1 Samuel 14:39 (+
1 Samuel 14:41 We Dr),
1 Samuel 23:23;
Esther 3:8 ; —
substance, only Proverbs 8:21 to cause them that love me to inherit substance (so Sir 42:3).
elsewhere (properly as a substantive in the stative construct), it asserts existence, and so corresponds to the verb substantive, is (are, was, were, will be), literally the being, presence of... (so Biblical Aramaic ; Aramaic , , 👁 Image
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(self-) existent, 👁 Image
essence, substance], with contracted , , 👁 Image
; Mandean , , ; Arabic [with irregular 👁 Image
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(inflected as a verb, 👁 Image
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, etc.; WAG i. § 182, ii. § 42) is not (👁 Image
is known only in two proverbial sayings, as a secondary form FlKl. Schr. i. 146 f.); Assyrian išû, be, have DlHWB 310; with affix 1 singular la-a i-ša-a-ku, I have not, TPi. 57 f.. On this word, see especially NöM. § 213, who exemplifies its different constructions in Semitic, and shews how it tends to pass into a verb; — (1) in Biblical Aramaic, Syriac, Babylonian , with possessive suffix; (2) in later Palestinian dialects, Jerusalem , Jerusalem Talmud, sometimes also in Babylonian and Syriac, with independent personal pronoun (as , ); (3) in Mandean, Babylonian Talmud, sometimes in Syriac and Arabic, and in Hebrew , with object. (verbal) suffix; (4) in Arabic, as a true verb. In Ethiopic 👁 Image
literally therein, German es gibt, is similar in use (DiGr. § 167, l), though not of course in origin. In Hebrew the corresponding negative is , q. v., the construction of which is quite similar) — is, are, was, were, etc., not, however, as a mere copula, but implying existence with emphasis (hence in English to be often represented by the substantive verb in italics):
with a predicate following, Genesis 28:16 surely Y. is (emphatic) in this place! Genesis 44:26 ; Exodus 17:7 , Numbers 22:29 Oh, that there were a sword in my hand! Deuteronomy 13:4 whether you do love, Deuteronomy 29:17 , Deuteronomy 29:18; 1 Samuel 9:11f. and they said, Is the seer here? and they said He is, 1 Samuel 20:8; 1 Samuel 23:23; Jeremiah 27:18. Alone, in answer to a question (asked with ), He (it) is: 1 Samuel 9:12; 2 Kings 10:15; Jeremiah 37:17. But Jeremiah 23:26 (where has no substantive or suffix) text must be corrupt: compare Gie.
, there is (es. gibt, il y a), Genesis 18:24 perhaps there are fifty righteous in the city, Genesis 24:23 , Genesis 42:1 that there was corn in Egypt, Judges 4:20 , 2 Samuel 9:1; 2 Kings 5:8 he shall know that there is (emphatic) a prophet in Israel, Ruth 3:12 there is a kinsman nearer than I, Psalm 58:12 surely there are gods judging on the earth: so in aphorisms, asserting the existence of a particular character, quality, etc., Proverbs 11:24 , Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 13:7,23; Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 16:25; Proverbs 18:24; Proverbs 20:15; Ecclesiastes 2:21; Ecclesiastes 4:8; Ecclesiastes 5:12; Ecclesiastes 6:1,11; Ecclesiastes 7:15 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 8:14 (3 t. in verse); Ecclesiastes 10:5. In questions, or protestations, often implies a doubt whether what is asked about is to be found or exists: 1 Kings 18:10; Jeremiah 5:1 and see if there is (emphatic) a man doing justice, etc. (compare Psalm 14:2), Psalm 14:22; Isaiah 44:8 is there a god beside me? Psalm 7:4 if there is iniquity in my hands! Psalm 73:11 is there knowledge in the Most High? Job 5:1; Job 6:30; Lamentations 1:2.
: — (a) after and a participle, where an abiding intention is to be emphasized, Genesis 24:42 if thou art (really), prospering my way, Genesis 24:49; Genesis 43:4; Judges 6:36 (compare II.
). (b) = has (had), especially with pronouns , ; etc., Genesis 33:9 I have plenty, Genesis 33:11; Genesis 43:7 , Genesis 44:20 , 1 Samuel 17:40 that they may know that Israel has (emphatic) a god, 2 Kings 4:2 what hast thou ? Job 14:7 for a tree has (emphatic) hope (compare Ruth 1:12), Ruth 25:3; Ruth 28:1; Ruth 38:28 Genesis 39:5 (twice in verse); Genesis 39:8, * F f all that had (Genesis 39:4 without , probably error). (c) with infinitive and , is it possible to... ? 2 Kings 4:13; can-1speak for thee to the king? 2 Chronicles 25:9; so 2 Samuel 14:19 (compare , below II.
). (d)... (if) it was that... Numbers 9:20,21; there were some who... (with participle) Nehemiah 5:2,3,4 (compare Syriac 👁 Image
for ... ... Matthew 13:8; 👁 Image
PS172). (e) Genesis 31:29 and elsewhere; see II.
, p. 43. (f) 2 Kings 10:15 and (if) it be... (compare 2 Kings 5:17; 2 Samuel 13:26); so Judges 6:13 . (g) pleonastic Psalm 135:17. (h) Job 9:33 (compare 👁 Image
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: but Me and others ). — As a rule, precedes its substantive (from which, however, like , it may be separated: Genesis 24:23; Genesis 43:7 , Genesis 44:19,20; 1 Samuel 20:8 etc.); but occasionally, for greater emphasis, this is prefixed: 1 Samuel 21:5 but holy bread there is! Isaiah 43:8 the blind people, though it has eyes, Judges 19:19 (compare ).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
there are, he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should be,
Perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (hayah); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) -- (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.
see HEBREW hayah
Forms and Transliterations
הֲיִשְׁכֶ֤ם הֲיֵ֛שׁ הֲיֵ֣שׁ הֲיֵ֤שׁ הֲיֵ֥שׁ הֲיֵ֧שׁ הֲיֵ֨שׁ הֲיֵֽשׁ־ הֲיֵשׁ־ היש היש־ הישכם וְיֵ֖שׁ וְיֵ֞שׁ וְיֵ֣שׁ וְיֵ֤שׁ וְיֵ֥שׁ וְיֵ֨שׁ וְיֵשׁ֙ וְיֵשׁ־ וְיֶשׁ־ וָיֵ֖שׁ ויש ויש־ יֵ֑שׁ יֵ֔שׁ יֵ֖שׁ יֵ֚שׁ יֵ֛שׁ יֵ֣שׁ יֵ֤שׁ יֵ֥שׁ יֵ֨שׁ יֵ֪שׁ יֵּ֖שׁ יֵּ֧שׁ יֵֽשׁ־ יֵשׁ֩ יֵשׁ־ יֶּשׁ־ יֶשְׁךָ֛ יֶשְׁךָ֞ יֶשְׁךָ־ יֶשְׁכֶ֨ם יֶשְׁנ֛וֹ יֶשְׁנ֜וֹ יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ יֶשׁ־ יש יש־ ישך ישך־ ישכם ישנו שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ שיש hă·yêš hă·yêš- hă·yiš·ḵem hăyêš hăyêš- haYesh hayishChem hăyišḵem še·yêš šeyêš sheiYesh vaYesh veyesh wā·yêš wāyêš wə·yêš wə·yeš- wə·yêš- wəyêš wəyeš- wəyêš- yêš yeš- yêš- yeš·ḵā yeš·ḵā- yeš·ḵem yeš·nōw yesh yeshcha yeshChem yeshNo yešḵā yešḵā- yešḵem yešnōw
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