יֵשׁ

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961 (הָיָה));

KJV Usage

(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.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.being, existence, substance, there is or are
• 2.substance
• 3.existence
• 4.there is or are

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yêsh; Pronunciation: yaysh