Genesis 8:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

Young's Literal Translation
and closed are the fountains of the deep and the net-work of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens.

King James Bible
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

Hebrew
The springs
מַעְיְנֹ֣ת (ma‘·yə·nōṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4599: A fountain, a source

of the deep
תְּה֔וֹם (tə·hō·wm)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 8415: An abyss, the deep

and the floodgates
וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת (wa·’ă·rub·bōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 699: A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice

of the heavens
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (haš·šā·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

were closed,
וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙ (way·yis·sā·ḵə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5534: To shut up, to surrender

and the rain
הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם (hag·ge·šem)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1653: Rain, shower

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the sky
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (haš·šā·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

was restrained.
וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א (way·yik·kā·lê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3607: To shut up, restrain, withhold

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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