יש

See also: ־יש

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jeʃ/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jeːʃ/, [jeːʃ]

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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.
• In colloquial Modern Hebrew this adverb is often used in a transitive manner with the direct object marker אֵת ('et).
• Forms with pronominal suffixes (see inflection table below) are more formal.

Inflection

Inflection table

base form	יֵשׁ (yésh)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
1st person	יֶשְׁנִי (yeshní)		יֶשְׁנֵנוּ (yeshnénu)
2nd person	יֶשְׁךָ (yesh'khá)	יֶשְׁנֵךְ (yeshnékh)	יֶשְׁכֶם (yesh'khém)	יֶשְׁכֶן (yesh'khén)
3rd 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.

Declension

Declension of יֵשׁ

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	יֵשׁ	first	יֶשְׁנִי		יֶשְׁנֵנוּ
	definite	הַיֵּשׁ	second	יֶשְׁךָ	יֶשְׁנֵךְ	יֶשְׁכֶם	יֶשְׁכֶן
	construct	יֵשׁ־	third	יֶשְׁנוֹ	יֶשְׁנָהּ	יֶשְׁנָם	יֶשְׁנָן

Antonyms

• אַיִן ('áyin, “nothingness”)

References

• "יש" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• קיום on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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