Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 7:12 Interlinear
“ And the rain was upon the earth and forty days and forty nights”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֥י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם | H1653 | And the rain | a shower |
| 3 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 4 | הָאָ֑רֶץ | H776 | was upon the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 5 | וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים | H705 | and forty | forty |
| 6 | י֔וֹם | H3117 | days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 7 | וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים | H705 | and forty | forty |
| 8 | לָֽיְלָה׃ | H3915 | nights | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
Verse Context
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