יש

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

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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).

• 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.

• אֵין ('éin)

• יְשׁוּת (yeshút)

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

יש!‏ • (yésh!)

1. Yes: used to express triumph or delight.

יֵשׁ • (yésh) m

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

• אַיִן ('áyin)

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

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

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

• י״ש (yash)

יש • (yash) m

1. liquor, especially brandy or whisky

From Hebrew יש (yesh, “there is”).

יש • (yesh) m

1. entity, being, something substantial