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Not only the language of the Jews (though over the centuries Jews have spoken nearly every other language, and developed other Jewish languages, too - Yiddish, Ladino, and more), Hebrew is also a synonym for Jew, though that's less a common usage in America than it once was. Hebrew is part of our very essence - Abraham was the first Hebrew.

Hebrew - the language of business?

Even as Jews spoke other languages in the lands of the Diaspora, the prayers of all Jews were - until very recently - always in Hebrew. Jews writing to Jews in other countries would write in Hebrew, whether for rabbinic or mercantile correspondence. This had practical implications in the development of halacha, because local rabbis who faced difficult halachic questions could write to rabbinic authorities in other lands. And they in turn could consult the responsa of the rabbinic decisors who had come before them in various times and places - all because of the common use of Hebrew.

Not only is the liturgy in Hebrew, but so are most rabbinic commentaries and other works. (The Talmud is mostly Aramaic, yet later commentaries stick to Hebrew.)

Modern Hebrew

Modern Hebrew was revived as a language through the legendary efforts of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and those who followed him in adding new words for modern things and concepts. If you know modern Hebrew as spoken in Israel today, you can read the Bible in Hebrew, with less difficulty than a modern English reader has with Shakespeare. It's very much the same language, just modernized. Well, the grammar is a bit changed, so you'll note below that there are separate books on Biblical and modern Hebrew grammar. But really, it's the same language, and certainly Biblical and modern Hebrew are a lot closer than, say English of today with whatever people spoke in the British Isles 2000 years ago!

New! Software to learn Hebrew

Here are computer programs and other goodies to help you learn Hebrew, type in Hebrew, translate from Hebrew to English, scan Hebrew text using OCR, and even Hebrew stickers for your keyboard. Some are available from Amazon, and we bring you others from our affiliate jewishsoftware.com.

Dagesh Pro - Worlds #1 Hebrew-English Word Processor	Rosetta Stone Hebrew Explorer	Learn Hebrew Now! 9.0	Rosetta Stone Hebrew Personal Edition Level 1	Talk Now! Hebrew
World Talk Hebrew	Speak Hebrew! (Jewel Case)	Vocabulary Builder Hebrew	LEARN HEBREW NOW!	Ectaco EH200D English/Hebrew Electronic Dictionary
Learn Hebrew Bundle: Alef to Tav, Alef Bet Word Book, EZ Hebrew Phrases	Instant Immersion Hebrew	Smart Start - Hebrew	It's Time to Learn Alef Bet	E-Z Hebrew Phrases
Artscroll Alef Bet Word Book	Artscroll Alef to Tav	Hebrew Tutor	KidSpeak 6 Languages - Including Hebrew!	Instant Immersion Hebrew (Jewel Case)
Auto Nikud Plus	Touch Typing Now - Dual Language Professional Typing Tutor	Keyboard Melamed - Learn to Type Hebrew like an Israeli	Dagesh Translator Professional - A Full Document Bi-Directional Translating System	TarguNet - Realtime Internet Web-Page Translator
Jerusalem Dictionary - English-Hebrew Dictionary, Thesaurus, Spell-Checker, Translator, and Verb Conjugator	GoldWord Personal Edition - Write, Translate & Send Email to anywhere in English & Hebrew!	Dagesh Pro OCR - The Affordable, Accurate, English-Hebrew OCR Solution	Dagesh Pro OCR Plus Dagesh Pro Bundle - The Affordable, Accurate, English-Hebrew OCR Solution	Ligature - Premium OCR Software - Full-featured standalone English-Hebrew OCR program
Dagesh Xtras - 150 Hebrew Fonts	Font Studio - 59 TrueType Hebrew Designer Fonts	Font Studio Mac	Hebrew Speaking Dictionizer - Hebrew Speaking Hand-Held Electronic Dictionary and Organizer	Hand-Held English<->Hebrew with Speech - English<->Hebrew Talking Touch-Screen Dictionary with 128K Bilingual Business Organizer
Quicktionary II - English-Hebrew Translator - Optical Reading English-Hebrew Translator	Hand-Held English-Hebrew - English-Hebrew Dictionary With 128k Bilingual Business Organizer	English-Hebrew Keyboard for PC Computers	Keyboard Stickers - Black Hebrew Letters	Keyboard Stickers - Silver Hebrew Letters

More Hebrew software

1.		Biblical Hebrew from Davka Corp Customer Review: I want to add to what was written by Sephardic (San Antonio, TX, USA) in November: "Biblical Hebrew Is the Best Software and better then any book on learning Biblical Hebrew." The software user interface is very well done. I enjoy the way it is organized. The sound is clear and easy to... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		BibleWorks 7 from BibleWorks, LLC Customer Review: There is a reason leading seminaries use BibleWorks: it's the best. As soon as you install this software, you recognize that you have not purchased a toy. It is FAST, it is EASY and nothing compares to the power of this software as a research tool. BibleWorks does not get in the way of the... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		Trope Trainer Standard - World's Best Bar Mitzvah / Bat Mitzvah Trainer! from TES Inc Customer Review: The voices chanting the text are a bit hard to decipher and the tone isn't good at all. But it gets the job done. The service was great. It came very quickly.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

4.		Rosetta Stone Version 3: Hebrew Level 1, 2 & 3 Set with Audio Companion from Rosetta Stone Price: $494.10	Click here for more information

5.		KidSpeak 6-in-1 from Transparent Language Price: $29.99 Customer Review: My review makes reference to the French language section ( I have not used the other ones) I have a 7 year old, who enjoys this software a lot. I love that the sound quality is very good, and the pronuncioation is perfect. There is plenty of vocabulary to practice. I think this is a really good... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

6.		Rosetta Stone Version 3: Hebrew Level 1 & 2 Set with Audio Companion from Rosetta Stone Price: $377.10	Click here for more information

7.		DavkaWriter Platinum Hebrew English Word Processor from Davka Corp Customer Review: I have been using my DavkaWriter (Platinum 6) word processor every day since I received it. The ONLY reason I haven't rated it 5 out of 5 stars is that I have not found a mono-spacing option for the general text. It does have a mono-spaced typeface (DavidfixD) which does the trick for my immediate... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		Instant Immersion Hebrew - The quickest way to learn a language, guaranteed! from TES Inc	Click here for more information

9.		Rosetta Stone Version 3: Hebrew Level 1 with Audio Companion from Rosetta Stone Price: $233.10	Click here for more information

10.		Talk Now! Learn Swedish - Beginning Level from EuroTalk Price: $29.99 Customer Review: The first problem is that the amount of material covered is extremely limited - the vocabulary you learn would probably fit on a single sheet of paper. What's worse though is that they don't bother including the "en" or "ett" articles with nouns, so you have no idea what gender a noun is, and... more info	Customer Rating: 2.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

11.		Trope Trainer Deluxe (Includes 5 Megillot) - World's Best Bar Mitzvah / Bat Mitzvah Trainer Plus 5 Megillot! from TES Inc Customer Review: I got this so my son could get ready for his bar mitzvah. It has been very helpful to him. My husband and I are also interested in learning to chant the Hebrew scriptures and will find this very helpful. My husband likes that it has the musical notes since he reads music to sing and will find that... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

12.		Talk Now! Learn Serbian - Beginning Level from EuroTalk Customer Review: Just your average recorded, repeat-after-me instruction. lol I can't believe they suggested the tag "gifts for wife". Yes, serb men certainly shouldn't put up with non-serbian speaking women... especially after the wedding. hehehe Sorry, I have to make fun. They're my people.	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

13.		Learn French Now! 9.0 from Transparent Language Customer Review: This product is wonderful. My son loves it and showing more interest in learning the language. The section which records your voice is great as it shows you how to practice the pronounciations, and where you need improvement. The alphabet, the letters, the translation they are all great, as well as... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

14.		Hebrew World - Learn Hebrew with the Leading Multimedia Program from Hebrew World	Click here for more information

15.		Talk Now! Learn British English: Beginning Level [Old Version] from Topics Entertainment Price: $9.99	Click here for more information

16.		Hebrew Bible Narrated - The Whole Bible Narrated in Hebrew on 4 Audio CD's! (MAC) from TES Inc Customer Review: This is an excellent product for a beginning Hebrew student. I would note that it would be good for the beginner to have the ability to slow down the speed of the recording. I will sometimes reduce the speed by about 40%. By the time I am more familiar with the passage, the normal speed is fine. more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

17.		Talk Now! Learn Norwegian - Beginning Level from EuroTalk Customer Review: This CD-ROM provides an interactive format in which to begin to learn Norwegian with the help of your computer. The instruction is pitched at the absolute beginners level and covers some basic vocabulary and useful phases. The instruction typically links a Norwegian word or phrase with its... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

18.		Talk Now! Learn Macedonian: Beginning Level (PC & Mac) from Topics Entertainment	Click here for more information

19.		Talk Now! Learn Pashto - Beginning Level from Topics Entertainment Price: $29.99 Customer Review: This is a great way to learn the language of Afghanistan, i am waiting for the newest version of this cource. i have already used this one, and i must say its a recomandation, how ever Pashto is a large and diffucould language with a big history and hard grammer. They do explain it... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

20.		Talk Now! Learn Yiddish - Beginning Level from Topics Entertainment - Software (Consignment)	Click here for more information

21.		Read & Speak Hebrew for Adults! - Easy, Fun, Self-Study 9 Lesson Hebrew Reading System! from TES Inc	Click here for more information

22.		Learn Swedish Now! 9.0 from Transparent Language Customer Review: I purchased this "course" a couple of years ago when I was beginning to learn Swedish. I am now fluent. This "course" is effluent. It consists solely of a CD with 4 short swedish passages in it and little else. A mere 5 minutes on the web would garner more material than is in this... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

23.		Talmud, the Soncino Edition from Davka Corp	Click here for more information

24.		KidSpeak 6-in-1 Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Hebrew from Transparent Language, Inc.	Click here for more information

25.		Passport to 35 Languages from eLanguage	Click here for more information

26.		Adobe Indesign CS3 Middle Eastern Edition Upgrade from older InDesign or PageMaker (MAC) English, Arabic & Hebrew from Adobe	Click here for more information

27.		Instant Immersion Hebrew from Topics Entertainment Customer Review: This is a good toe in the water program. A great way to learn some basic noun vocabulary. It's fun and easy. I like the approach. Too bad it doesn't have many continuations in higher levels. This is not at all a grammar type program and it is very basic. The material is presented in a very... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

28.		Hebrew Tutor - Over 1,000 Key Words. Develop Hebrew Vocabulary. Teaches Correct Pronunciation from TES Inc	Click here for more information

29.	[no image]	Hebrew Bible Narrated - The Whole Bible Narrated in Hebrew on 4 Audio CD's! from TES Inc Customer Review: You really should buy these CD's wether you're studying the bible or better yet if you're learning hebrew. The bible narrated in hebrew will greatly help you, and the service is also excellent since the CD's arrive in a short period and a neat package. So don't hesistate to get them, just remember... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

30.		Vocabulary Builder - Learn Hebrew: for Children 4 & up from EuroTalk Price: $9.99 Customer Review: While the software ad says it is for beginners.....this is not. A beginner needs reviews of the letters of the alpabet itself. This software however plunges straight into conversational hebrew. Hebrew is a languare that does not have an english alphabet. The hebrew language is made from symbols. The... more info	Customer Rating: 1.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

Books on Hebrew

Here are books on Hebrew for scholars (especially Biblical Hebrew), Hebrew dictionaries, books on the mystical significance of the Hebrew letters, books for children to learn Hebrew, books for adults doing the same, books on Hebrew calligraphy, Hebrew grammar, Hebrew as a source for English, and even Hebrew names for young-Hebrews-to-be.

1.		Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar: Second Edition from Zondervan Price: $29.69 Customer Review: This is a well laid out grammar with extensive help on every key grammatical point. I think many of the reviews here I have read bring out good points, however, there is a bias in this grammar that I didn't see mentioned. I'd like to point that out here. This book uses the traditional... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Workbook, 2nd Edition from Zondervan Price: $15.63 Customer Review: This book is a great addition to the textbook. It reinforces the Hebrew learned in the textbook, through translating and practicing the specifics of each lesson.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		Biblical Hebrew (Zondervan Get an A! Study Guides) from Zondervan Price: $6.99 Customer Review: This is an excellent quick ref guide for those trying to learn Hebrew or for those who have been learning. Everything you need to know is on this guide in a logical layout! I couldn't be more pleased with this product!	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

4.		Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon from Hendrickson Publishers Price: $23.07 Customer Review: This review is for 4 Hebrew lexicons in common use: Brown-Driver-Briggs, Koehler-Baumgartner, Holladay, and Langenscheidt. The sizeable Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon is a development of Gesenius' historic work, and a long-time standard in English speaking countries. However, it has become dated,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		The First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner's Path to Biblical Hebrew, Third Edition from Eks Price: $31.46 Customer Review: I have spent a lot of money searching for a Biblical Hebrew book that works for an adult learner. The First Hebrew Primer is the only book that meets all of my needs. After studying the 30 quite manageable lessons, the student is fully prepared to move on to more advanced levels of Biblical Hebrew.... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

6.		Teach Yourself to Read Hebrew from Eks Price: $10.76 Customer Review: What I like about this book is that it's easy. The reader is shown how to write Hebrew letters as well as the sounds associated with it. The authors explain the differences between Hebrew and English. They suggest using flash-cards or a similar memory tool. I am approaching... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

7.		Old Testament Hebrew Vocabulary Cards (Zondervan Vocabulary Builder Series, The) from Zondervan Price: $17.99 Customer Review: I just purchased the other set because I am uncomfortable learning the meaning of Biblical Hebrew from Christians. We just don't intrepret things the same way. The number of stars reflects being forced to pick one, as I haven't seen them this should be blank.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		Learn Hebrew Today: Alef-Bet for Adults from Urj Press Price: $10.36 Customer Review: Don't buy this book. Better sources exist for FREE; search for: 1) ancient-hebrew dot org and you'll find a good site. on the left-hand side will be the menu; scroll down till you see "learn hebrew". "alphabet" and more is available--with audio files--for free. 2) "foundationstone" this is... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

9.		Oxford Dictionary: English-Hebrew/Hebrew-English from Kernermann Pub Price: $18.86 Customer Review: I would have liked a larger font and, it would be great also, if the dictionary gave the gender of all nouns. Otherwise, this is a functional reference.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		Answer Book for The First Hebrew Primer from Eks Price: $9.95 Customer Review: I used the First Hebrew Primer up to chapter 10 without this aid and, after I ordered it found that I really needed it sense chapter 4. It just gives the proper answers to the exercises but if you are studying at home without the group you do need to know if you are on track.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

11.		Merriam-Webster's French-English Dictionary from Merriam-Webster Price: $5.99 Customer Review: There's nothing special about this dictionary and I don't find the pronunciation symbols very helpful. Keep looking for a better dictionary.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

12.		A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew from Abingdon Press Price: $25.08 Customer Review: Yery good for new students, as well as one how wants to review. You can get iVocab Cd for the Vocabs and also a review handbook answers for the exercises	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

13.		Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series) from InterVarsity Press Price: $37.80 Customer Review: There are so many topics in this dictionary. It has been a great study tool for seminary and it makes me wish I had purchased it when only pastoring. It would have made life so much easier for simple research. Even for using it for in-depth research it is amazing. After each article, there is a... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

14.		How Biblical Languages Work: A Student's Guide to Learning Hebrew and Greek from Kregel Academic & Professional Price: $13.59 Customer Review: It is always great to have additional resources for learning Biblical Hebrew and Greek beyond the standard grammar books or college textbooks. This book is such a resource. The book's greatest strengths are the exposition of differences between modern languages and Biblical languages. Not just... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

15.		The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew from Zondervan Price: $11.55 Customer Review: Unlike other Hebrew dictionaries such as BDB(Brown Driver Briggs or Koehler and Baumgartner, which are arranged according to word roots(BDB) or according to how the words appear in the Bible(Koehler), this one has several separate lists, each one arranged differently, such as by frequency, common... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

16.		Williams' Hebrew Syntax from University of Toronto Press Price: $18.57 Customer Review: I did not receive the ordered item because of the missing details of my address. Your staff said a refund will be processed once the item sent back to your office. Pls kindly process my request. So that I may place another order. Thanks, Gloria	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

17.		501 Hebrew Verbs (Barron's Foreign Langage Guides) from Barron's Educational Series Price: $12.91 Customer Review: An excellent aid for the intermediate and advanced student. Has added more roots to the book and the book now opens from right to left. One slight problem is present. The listing of the verb forms in order of binyanim instead of in order of more common usages may not be an improvement over the 1st... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

18.		Hebrew Verb Tables from Tamir Publishers Price: $24.95 Customer Review: Elegant Simplicity What I like about this book is that there is an easy way to see how any verb is conjugated simply by looking it up in the verb index and then going to the page where the its general form is laid out. It is a slim book, but it has all the verbs in. (unlike other verb... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

19.		Hebrew From Scratch Textbook Part I from Academon Price: $42.95 Customer Review: Growing up, I was exposed to many different kinds of Hebrew learning materials, but this is the absolute best I've seen yet that teaches modern Hebrew as spoken by the everyday person on the streets of Tel Aviv. Presenting vocabulary and phrases a person will actually use on a daily basis (along... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

20.		The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible from Virtualbookworm.com Publishing Price: $23.96 Customer Review: Excellent book! It took me a while, but I finally understand the concept. Now when I read the Tanakh, it's almost like watching a movie. I can see the action of the words come alive. This is one of the most used books in my collection. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes to study. This book... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information