mere copula, but implying existence with emph. (hence in Engl. to be often represented by the
subst.
verb in italics):
a.
with a pred. following,
Gn 28:16
אכן ישׁ י׳ במקום הזה
surely Y.
is
(emph.) in this place!
44:26
אִם יֵשׁ אָחִינוּ אִתְּכֶם
;
Ex 17:7
הֲיֵשׁ יהוה בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ אִם אַיִן
,
Nu 22:29
בידי לו ישׁ חרב
Oh that there
were
a sword in my hand!
Dt 13:4
הֲיִשְׁכֶם אֹהֲבִים
whether you
do
love,
29:17
פן ישׁ בכם אישׁ
,
v
18 1 S 9:11f.
and they said,
Is
the seer here? and they said
יֵשׁ
He is
,
20:8
;
23:23 Je 27:1
8. Alone, in answer to a question (asked with
יֵשׁ
),
He
(
it
)
is:
•1 S 9:12 2 K 10:15 Je 37:17
. But
Je 23:26
(where
ישׁ
has no
subst.
or
sf.
) text must be corrupt:
cf.
Gie
b.
absolutely,
there is
(
es gibt, il y a
),
Gn 18:24
בעיר אולי ישׁ חמשׁים צדיקים
perhaps there
are
fifty righteous in the city,
24:23
הישׁ בית אביך מקום לנו ללון
,
42:1
במצ׳ כי ישׁ שׁבר
that there
was
corn in Egypt,
Ju 4:20
פה אישׁ הישׁ
,
2 S 9:1 2 K 5:8
he shall know that there
is
(emph.) a prophet in Israel,
Ru 3:12
there
is
a kinsman nearer than I,
ψ 58:12
surely there
are
gods judging on the earth: so in aphorisms, asserting the existence of a partic. character, quality, etc.,
Pr 11:24
ישׁ מפזר ונוסף עוד
,
12:18
;
13:7
,
23
;
14:12
;
16:25
;
18:24
;
20:15 Ec 2:21
;
4:8
;
5:12
;
6:1
,
11
;
7:15
(×2);
8:14
(×3);
10:5
. In questions, or protestations,
יֵשׁ
often implies a doubt whether what is asked about is to be found or exists:
1 K 18:10 Je 5:1
and see
אם ישׁ אישׁ
if there
is
(emph.) a man doing justice, etc.
( cf. ψ 14:2 ), 14:22 Is 44:8 הישׁ אלהים is there a god beside me? ψ 7:4 אם ישׁ עול בכפי if there is iniquity in my hands! 73:11 is there knowledge in the Most High? Jb 5:1 ; 6:30 La 1:1 2. c. special phrases:—( a ) after אִם and a ptcp. , where an abiding intention is to be emphasized, • Gn 24:42 אם־ישׁך־נא מצליח דרכי of thou art (really prospering my way, v 4 9; 43:4 Ju 6:36 ( cf. II. אין 2 b ). ( b ) יֵשׁ לְ = has ( had ), especially with prons. יֵשׁ לִי , יֵשׁ לְךָ ; etc., Gn 33:9 יֶשׁ־לִי רָב I have plenty, v 11 43:7 הישׁ לכם אח , 44:20 ישׁ לנו אב זקן , 1 S 17:46 that they may know כי ישׂ אלהים לישׂראל that Israel has (emph.) a god, 2 K 4:2 מַה־יֶּשׁ־לָכְי what hast thou? Jb 14:7 f or a tree has (emph.) hope ( cf. Ru 1:1 2), 25:3 ; 28:1 ; 38:28 הישׁ למטר אב : Gn 39:5 (×2), 8 כל אשׁר יֶשׁ־לו all that he had ( v 4 without אשׁר , prob. error). ( c ) with inf. and לְ , is it possible to …? 2 K 4:13 הישׂ לדבר־לך can (I) speak for thee to the king? 2 Ch 25:9 ; so אִשׁ לְ 2 S 14:19 ( cf. אֵין לְ , sub II. אַיִן 5 ). ( d ) … יֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר (if) it was that … • Nu 9:20 , 21 ; there were some who … (with ptcp. ) • Ne 5:2 , 3 , 4 ( cf. Syriac ܐܻܝܬ ܕ ( ˒it d ) for ὃ µὲν … ὃ δὲ … Mt 13:8 ; ܐܻܝܬ ܕܐܳܡܪܺܝܢ ( ˒it d˒omrin )
PS
172). (
e
)
יֶשׁ־לְאֵל יָדִי
Gn 31:29
al.
;
v.
II.
אֵל
7
, p. 43. (
f
)
2 K 10:15
Gie F. Giessebrecht. PS R. Payne Smith, Thesaurus Syriacus.