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יש

  • /jeʃ/ Modern Israeli
  • /jeːʃ/
  • [jeːʃ]

Where it comes from

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

adverb יֵשׁ · yésh · יֶשְׁנִי · יֶשְׁנֵנוּ · יֶשְׁךָ

  1. there is or are; there exist(s); see usage notes below. יש פה …
  2. with לְ־ (l' , “to”) someone/something has; see usage notes below. לדוד יש אומץ.
  3. with an infinitive it is important or necessary (to do something).

Opposite: אֵין

interjection יש! · yésh!

  1. Yes: used to express triumph or delight.

noun יֵשׁ · yésh · יֶשְׁנִי · יֶשְׁנֵנוּ · הַיֵּשׁ

  1. uncountable Being, existence.
  2. countable Being, entity.

Opposite: אַיִן

Thesaurus

adverb

Opposite: אֵין

noun

Opposite: אַיִן

In English

  • there is third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • there are third-person plural present indicative of there be
  • there be to exist

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"יש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

יש. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9

Chicago

"יש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {יש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}