Genesis 7:12 Go deeper

And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. (KJV)

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וַֽיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 7:12 word 1

הַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemthe rain

Lemma: גֶּ֫שֶׁם (ge.shem) · Strong's: H1653

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: rain

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 8:2, Leviticus 26:4, 1 Kings 17:7, 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 18:41, 1 Kings 18:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1653; TAHOT Genesis 7:12 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 7:12 word 3

הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 7:12 word 4

אַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'Imforty

Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)

Meaning: forty

Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Genesis 7:12 word 5

י֔וֹםYomday[s]

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 7:12 word 6

וְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'Imand forty

Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705

Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)

Meaning: forty

Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Genesis 7:12 word 7

לָֽיְלָה\׃La.ye.lahnight[s]

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Genesis 7:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And the rain	→	גֶּ֫שֶׁם H1653 rain
fell	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
upon	→	עַל H5921A upon
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
for forty	→	אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty
days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
and forty	→	אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty
nights	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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