לפשתן יש תווית.

The linen has a label.

Breakdown of לפשתן יש תווית.

• יש: there is
• פשתן: linen
• תווית: garment label

Questions & Answers about לפשתן יש תווית.

Why does לפשתן start with ל־?

Because Hebrew often expresses possession with the pattern:

ל־ + possessor + יש + thing possessed

Literally, לפשתן יש תווית is something like:

To the linen, there is a label

That is how Hebrew says The linen has a label or Linen has a label.

So here:

• ל־ = to / for
• פשתן = linen / flax
• יש = there is / has
• תווית = label / tag

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What exactly does יש mean here?

יש means there is / there are, but it is also used in Hebrew to express has / have.

So in this sentence, יש is doing the job of has in English.

Examples:

• לי יש ספר = I have a book
• לילד יש כלב = The boy has a dog
• לפשתן יש תווית = The linen has a label

So even though יש literally means there is, in this structure it translates naturally as has.

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Why isn’t it just פשתן יש תווית?