And the rain
geshem (gheh'-shem)
a shower -- rain, shower.
was upon the earth
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
forty
'arba`iym (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
days
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
and forty
'arba`iym (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
nights
layil (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).