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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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
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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
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