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Job 6:30

“Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יֵשׁyêsh · yaysh
H3426 · Hebrew
Definition
there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
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));
KJV renderings
(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.
Grammar
  • הֲ — particle (interrogative)
  • יֵשׁ — particle (demonstrative)
Code HTi/Tm
Usage
Occurs 138 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:24Genesis 23:8Genesis 24:23Genesis 24:42Genesis 24:49

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יֵשׁ here.

Verse 29

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.