This concise reference provides the means for basic communication in Hebrew, and includes a two-way dictionary and a phrasebook covering topics such as introductions, food and drink, transportation, and other aspects of daily life. Featuring the Hebrew script and its transliteration in the Latin alphabet for easy pronunciation, it is an ideal language guide for students and travelers to Israel.
Over 5,500 entries
Pronunciation guide
Romanized Hebrew
A basic grammar
Essential phrases
Ideal for travelers, students, and businesspeople
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A good start:
This is an almost perfect guide for beginners, designed for students as well as newcomers to Israel such as tourists.
It consists of a basic grammar framework explanation, a Hebrew-English, English-Hebrew dictionary, which introduces you to basic vocabulary, although it is not as comprehensive as one might have hoped.
For a comprehensive Hebrew-English, English-Hebrew dictionary I would suggest The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary. The third section of the book consists of a Hebrew... more info
Hebrew-English dictionary: a handy little book:
The Hebrew-english Dictionary& Phrasebook came in handy on my recent trip to Israel. It is not thorough or comprehensive (it can't be at that size), but is small enough to tote around, put in a bag, etc., and has a lot of handy phrases & words. All i n all, it was useful.
Fatal Flaw:
I wanted to learn Hebrew, so I got myself this book--the only Hebrew dictionary I could find. Although it got me off to a good start, the dictionary has a fatal flaw that I didn't find out about until later in my Hebrew studies: the author doesn't include vowels! This made me dependent on the phonetic English, when I wanted to start working on reading Hebrew. Other than that, though, it was fine.
