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יש is the very common Hebrew way to say there is / there are or to express existence.
So:
- יש ספל תה חם על השולחן = There is a hot cup of tea on the table
Hebrew often uses יש where English uses there is. It does not change for singular/plural or gender:
- יש ספר = There is a book
- יש ספרים = There are books
So here, יש introduces the existence of the cup of tea.
Hebrew existential sentences often follow this pattern:
יש + noun phrase + location
So:
- יש ספל תה חם על השולחן = There is a hot cup of tea on the table
Literally, the order is something like:
- There is + a hot cup of tea + on the table
This is normal Hebrew structure. You do not need a separate word for there the way English does.