Genesis

Genesis 7:12

¹²And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the rain	הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם	hag·ge·šem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
fell	וַֽיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
for forty	אַרְבָּעִ֣ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
days	י֔וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and forty	וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים	wə·’ar·bā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H705 forty
nights	לָֽיְלָה׃	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.