Free Online Hebrew Dictionary
Some controversy has arisen over the English word “amen” used in a certain prayer where it was implied that “amen” somehow means “a man”. (To be fair, the person who said the prayer said he was making a pun.) Just … Read More
In September 4, 2003, Israeli Air Force F-15 jets flew over the Auschwitz concentration camp, where nearly one million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. From his cockpit, the flight leader transmitted a moving message commemorating the moment. We have … Read More
Below is a shortened version of a prayer by Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, read by an Israeli in Modern Hebrew: Click here for a number of downloadable and printable PDF versions of the prayer, including … Read More
Below is a shortened version of a prayer by Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, along with a transliteration (the Hebrew written with English letters) and translation. Downloadable and Printable PDF Versions: Hebrew OnlyHebrew + English TranslationHebrew … Read More
Thousands of people from 50 countries, of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds, have joined together singing Hatikvah, Israel’s national anthem. Click here to listen to the beautiful melody, and try to understand the Hebrew: And click here to see the … Read More
Learning Hebrew verb conjugations might be the hardest part of learning Hebrew — maybe even harder than building a large-enough vocabulary. That is because each verb conjugation has 24 (!) things to learn. Plus there are 7 different “binyanim” or … Read More
Check out this clip from “Frozen” — can you understand the Hebrew?? Hint: If the Hebrew is too fast for you, you can use the amazing Enounce MySpeed plugin to slow it (and other videos) down! Or speed them up … Read More
Nice job of explaining this! Really it is not a big deal to read Hebrew without the vowels (nikud), once you know how: If you don’t yet know how to read Hebrew, it’s much easier than you think! Click here … Read More
Many people think that Hebrew grammar (and probably all grammar) is an annoying, boring pain to learn. I know I used to think so! It was not until after several years of serious Hebrew study that I finally figured out … Read More
If you are still learning Hebrew, you might be surprised to learn that the kamatz (the “ah” sound with a little stem in the middle) is sometimes pronounced “oh”. What gives? What is happening is that there are really TWO … Read More