Strong's Hebrew · H3426
H3426 yêsh
יֵשׁ
yaysh
there
Looking for Greek G3426 módios? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3426. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
yêsh appears 138 times in Scripture, including Genesis 18:24 and Genesis 23:8. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
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));
Appears 138 times in Scripture
“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.”
“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!”
““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”
“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.”
““I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.””
““Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?””
“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?”
“When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.””
“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.”
“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.’”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
