Hebrew word study
יֵשׁyêsh — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as…
Pronounced “yaysh”
there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
Translated in the King James as: (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.
Appears 127 times in Scripture
Origin: perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961 (הָיָה));
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 20×
Exodus — 1×
Deuteronomy — 4×
Judges — 6×
1 Samuel — 9×
2 Samuel — 3×
1 Kings — 2×
2 Kings — 10×
1 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chronicles — 4×
Ezra — 2×
Nehemiah — 1×
Esther — 1×
Proverbs — 10×
Ecclesiastes — 14×
Isaiah — 2×
Jeremiah — 10×
Jonah — 1×
Micah — 1×
Malachi — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.