יש

See also: ־יש

Hebrew

Etymology

Related to Aramaic אִית (ʾīṯ). Compare Arabic لَيْسَ (laysa, “to not be, there is not”).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

יֵשׁ • (yésh)

1. there is or are; there exist(s); see usage notes below.

   יש פה… ― yesh po ― there is/are here...

   יש פה משהו ― yesh po máshehu ― there's something here

2. (with לְ־ (l'-, “to”)) someone/something has; see usage notes below.

   לדוד יש אומץ. ― L’david yésh ómets. ― David has courage.

3. (with an infinitive) It is important or necessary (to do something).

Usage notes

• This is a very common word that does not have a single simple English counterpart. It is however equivalent in meaning to есть in Russian. For a more comprehensive discussion of the grammar of this word, see the "Modern Hebrew grammar" article in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Inflection

Inflection table

Non-personal-pronoun-including form				יֵשׁ (yésh)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
First person	יֶשְׁנִי (yeshní)		יֶשְׁנֵנוּ (yeshnénu)
Second person	יֶשְׁךָ (yesh'khá)	יֶשְׁנֵךְ (yeshnékh)	יֶשְׁכֶם (yesh'khém)	יֶשְׁכֶן (yesh'khén)
Third person	יֶשְׁנוֹ (yeshnó)	יֶשְׁנָהּ (yeshnáh)	יֶשְׁנָם (yeshnám)	יֶשְׁנָן (yeshnán)

Antonyms

• אֵין ('éin)

Derived terms

• יְשׁוּת (yeshút)

References

• H3426 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Interjection

יש!‏ • (yésh!)

1. Yes: used to express triumph or delight.

Noun

יֵשׁ • (yésh) m

1. (philosophy, uncountable) Being, existence.
2. (countable) Being, entity.

Antonyms

• אַיִן ('áyin)

Mozarabic

Etymology

Inherited from Latin es. Compare Aragonese and Asturian yes, Portuguese és.

Verb

יש (yš)

1. be (second-person singular present indicative)
   • c. 1100, Kharja H2, section 1:

     גאר שיש דבינה

     gʔr šyš dbynh

     Tell (me) if you are a fortune-teller

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of יין שׂרף (yayen soref), from Hebrew יַיִן (yáyin) + שרף.

Alternative forms

• י״ש (yash)

Noun

יש • (yash) m

1. liquor, especially brandy or whisky

Etymology 2

From Hebrew יש (yesh, “there is”).

Noun

יש • (yesh) m

1. entity, being, something substantial