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Nehemiah 5:2
“For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יֵשׁyêsh · yaysh
H3426 · Hebrew
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
- וְ — conjunction
- יֵשׁ֙ — particle (demonstrative)
- 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.
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.