יֵשׁ yêsh

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: (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.

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));

Where it is used

• 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
• 2 Chronicles 25:8 Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
• 2 Chronicles 25:9 Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
• Ezra 10:2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
• Ezra 10:44 All these men had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.
• Nehemiah 5:2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
• Nehemiah 5:3 Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”
• Nehemiah 5:4 Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
• Nehemiah 5:5 We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
• Esther 3:8 Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
• Job 5:1 “Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
• Job 6:6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?
• Job 6:30 Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?
• Job 9:33 Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
• Job 11:18 You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
• Job 14:7 For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
• Job 16:4 I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
• Job 25:3 Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?
• Job 28:1 “Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
• Job 33:23 Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
• Job 33:32 But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
• Job 38:28 Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?
• Psalms 7:3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
• Psalms 14:2 The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
• Psalms 53:2 God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
• Psalms 58:11 Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
• Psalms 73:11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
• Psalms 135:17 they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.
• Proverbs 3:28 Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
• Proverbs 8:21 bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
• Proverbs 11:24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
• Proverbs 12:18 Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• Proverbs 13:7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
• Proverbs 13:23 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
• Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
• Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
• Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
• Proverbs 19:18 Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
• Proverbs 20:15 There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
• Proverbs 23:18 For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
• Proverbs 24:14 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
• Ecclesiastes 1:10 Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
• Ecclesiastes 2:13 And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
• Ecclesiastes 2:21 When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
• Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
• Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
• Ecclesiastes 5:13 There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
• Ecclesiastes 6:1 There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
• Ecclesiastes 6:11 For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?
• Ecclesiastes 7:15 In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
• Ecclesiastes 8:6 For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.
• Ecclesiastes 8:14 There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
• Ecclesiastes 9:4 There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.
• Ecclesiastes 10:5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
• Isaiah 43:8 Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.
• Isaiah 44:8 Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
• Jeremiah 5:1 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
• Jeremiah 14:22 Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
• Jeremiah 23:26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?
• Jeremiah 27:18 If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.