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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. Genesis 18:24יֵ֛שׁ · there are
    What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
  2. Genesis 23:8יֵ֣שׁ
    “If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
  3. Genesis 24:23הֲיֵ֧שׁ · is there
    “Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
  4. Genesis 24:42יֶשְׁךָ־ · You would
    So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!
  5. Genesis 24:49יֶשְׁכֶ֨ם · you will
    Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”
  6. Genesis 28:16יֵ֣שׁ · is
    When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
  7. Genesis 31:29יֶשׁ־
    I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
  8. Genesis 33:9יֶשׁ־ · I already have
    “I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”
  9. Genesis 33:11יֶשׁ־ · and I have
    Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.
  10. Genesis 39:4יֶשׁ־ · he owned
    Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
  11. Genesis 39:5יֶשׁ־ · he owned; יֶשׁ־ · he owned
    From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
  12. Genesis 39:8יֶשׁ־ · he owns
    But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
  13. Genesis 42:1יֶשׁ־ · there was
    When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
  14. Genesis 42:2יֶשׁ־ · there is
    “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
  15. Genesis 43:4יֶשְׁךָ֛
    If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
  16. Genesis 43:7הֲיֵ֣שׁ · Do you have
    They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
  17. Genesis 44:19הֲיֵשׁ־ · Do you have
    My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
  18. Genesis 44:20יֶשׁ־ · We have
    And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
  19. Genesis 44:26יֵשׁ֩
    But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
  20. Genesis 47:6וְיֶשׁ־
    …the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
  21. Exodus 17:7הֲיֵ֧שׁ · Is
    He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
  22. Numbers 9:20וְיֵ֞שׁ · Sometimes
    Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command.
  23. Numbers 9:21וְיֵ֞שׁ · Sometimes
    Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they would set out. Whether it was by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up, they would set out.
  24. Numbers 13:20הֲיֵֽשׁ־ · Are there
    Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
  25. Numbers 22:29יֶשׁ־ · I had
    Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
  26. Deuteronomy 13:3הֲיִשְׁכֶ֤ם · whether
    …you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
  27. Deuteronomy 29:15יֶשְׁנ֜וֹ
    …but also with those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the LORD our God, as well as with those who are not here today.
  28. Deuteronomy 29:18יֵ֣שׁ · Make sure there is; יֵ֣שׁ · Make sure there is
    Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,
  29. Judges 4:20הֲיֵֽשׁ־ · Is there
    “Stand at the entrance to the tent,” he said, “and if anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’”
  30. Judges 6:13וְיֵ֤שׁ · is
    “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”
  31. Judges 6:36יֶשְׁךָ֞
    Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said,
  32. Judges 18:14יֵ֣שׁ · has
    Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”
  33. Judges 19:19יֵ֣שׁ · even though there is; יֶשׁ־
    …even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”
  34. Ruth 1:12יֶשׁ־ · there was
    Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons,
  35. Ruth 3:12יֵ֥שׁ · there is
    Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
  36. 1 Samuel 9:11הֲיֵ֥שׁ · Is
    And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
  37. 1 Samuel 9:12יֵּ֖שׁ · he is
    “Yes, he is ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry now, for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place.
  38. 1 Samuel 14:39יֶשְׁנ֛וֹ · it is
    As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
  39. 1 Samuel 17:46יֵ֥שׁ · there is
    This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
  40. 1 Samuel 20:8יֶשׁ־ · there is
    Therefore show kindness to your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
  41. 1 Samuel 21:3יֵּ֧שׁ · do you have
    Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”
  42. 1 Samuel 21:4יֵ֔שׁ · there is some
    “There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”
  43. 1 Samuel 21:8יֶשׁ־ · Is there
    Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s mission was urgent.”
  44. 1 Samuel 23:23יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ · he is
    Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”
  45. 2 Samuel 9:1יֶשׁ־ · Is there
    Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
  46. 2 Samuel 14:32יֶשׁ־ · there is
    “Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
  47. 2 Samuel 19:28יֶּשׁ־ · do I have
    For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?”