HebrewBible App Reviews

This is a wonderful app for mastering biblical Hebrew. It can best be used after learning the grammar from any standard biblical Hebrew text. Then the side-by-side Hebrew/English version allows you to continue learning Hebrew, building vocabulary as you go. You can click on any Hebrew word to get a full definition and further help; you can also listen to the Hebrew read by a native speaker. But even more useful for Bible study is the pop-up that shows all the verses in which a particular word occurs. Very often the nuances of meaning of a single word in its various locations amplify and enrich each other. It is actually not possible to fully understand a word without studying it in the context of its other uses. It is of course even more impossible to fully understand Bible passages in English translation, as the same Hebrew word is often translated as different English words in different places. Thus for very little money this app allows you much of the insight into layers of Biblical meaning that previous Bible scholars could only get by having the whole thing memorized in their heads!

As far as I know, this is the best app version if the English/Hebrew TaNaK. The word definitions and list of occurrences are incredibly helpful to me in my studies; this App makes it very easy to find context to develop word connotations and to identify first-uses. If you ever wonder which English translation is most accurate, this app will serve you well. (Ive been using this for about 6 months now.)

I love this app and have used it for years and now I find it especially helpful since I am a rabbinical student. I also love the built in BDB. If you are studying the hebrew bible this is a must.

Thank you for this great app, but theres just one thing. I hope that I could start listening where I want to listen and pause and play at any point of the track.

This app allows you to hear the Hebrew being read out loud while you read along. It is very helpful when learning the language (though it works best for this if you are already beyond the beginner stage). There are a host of other helpful features, such as the complete BDB, in-text definitions available with a tap, and prompt support. I highly recommend it.

I found this app serendipitously 3 years ago, when I had begun to study Biblical Hebrew. This is excellent for study of Hebrew Bible; it helps one avoid much frustration. Tap the Hebrew word you do not know and up it cones in the dictionary. Navigating the dictionary is much easier than using a hard copy. The entire Bible is spoken. And the app support sets the highest standard- prompt, personal and effective.

I really like this App. It has many great features - especially the ability to click on a word for a quick definition. The one major annoyance - which seems to be ubiquitous among all Hebrew Bible apps - is I wish the verse numbering were in Latin script (ie, 1, 2, 3, etc) instead of Hebrew numbering. Im not sure why this isnt the case, especially since BHS, etc., uses Latin numbering. It would allow for much quicker searchability once youve found the chapter.

Just cant really say enough good about this app. This has been my favorite hebrew bible app from their beginnings.. And it keeps getting better! Who needs anything else?! I love being able to play the hebrew chapter by chapter from within the app, and that its included. Call me spoiled but I SURE WOULD LOVE IT if I could choose to start the audio on any verse I tapped on-- verse by verse. Sometimes waiting for the pronunciation of a word at the end of a chapter is annoying. Not a deal reader though. I recommend this app! Get THIS one FIRST before any others!! Believe me

This app is the best thing to ever happen to a Jewish seminary student. It is intuitive, has awesome features including in-app Hebrew look-up, bdb access, and the ability to search by verse, book, or parsha. Thanks so much! Worth the cost of an iPad!

A hebrew text with one touch BDB definitions and grammar aid for $10 !!! I still have to keep my parsing guide handy for tough verbal forms, but this app saves major time. I can read an entire chapter in the time it used to take me to crawl through a couple verses. Search related words by root searches; topic and background searches linked to the web. And the map feature: super cool; choose from geographical locations listed according to biblical book, and puts a pin on a modern satellite map. Touch the pin and cross reference all other occurrences of the location in the OT. You can mark several locations at a time, follow the flow of the narrative and then clear the map for another study. $10 !!!!

I delight in using it. Supplements my Hebrew Bible studies with excellency. Thanks

Love this, especially on the iPad. I use it for looking up words to prepare for a Biblical Hebrew class. A few suggestions: 1. When you go to the BDB page for a word, it doesnt let you zoom in. Would be great if it did, or just provided the BDB page # on the word definition popup so I could find it on the zoomable BDB I have in PDF format. 2. When the user goes to BDB, and then returns to the text, it takes you to the beginning of the chapter, even if you were in the middle of the end. 3. Is it optimized for the iPhone 6 and 6+? I would like to know if this is in the works! Thanks.

No bible in app. Please fix this soon!

This is the best app you could buy for studying and learning the Masoretic Hebrew Scriptures, easily readable and configurable texts, excellent satellite pin map of locations, quick on hand Strongs definitions of and Hebrew word you tap, and even an audio reading per chapter, and customer support is excellent! Only cons; - I have had this app crash twice now and it will not open whether I reinstall it or cache it (which worked last time to cache it from iPhone settings)... Which is really really lame because its such a great app I use it on a hourly basis... - It changed it layout from a studious old style layout to a kinda lame bubbly iOS layout about a year ago.. - The audio cannot play when the phone is locked like various audio bible apps.. - The audio cannot pause as displayed, and shows a playback error message when tampered with.. - Does not receive updates/crash fixes often

I was so excited about finding this Bible base on the codex it says. Unfortunately the Bible text that shows in the screen shot never appear in the app and the Bible pages are all blank white space with audio playback instead.

Where is the text! $9.99 for blank pages!?!?!?!?

I love this app! I use it every day, and I have recommended it to hundreds of people. It is great for deeper study, because it gives all of the definitions of each Hebrew word, as well as everywhere else each word is used. This helps you get the full meaning and context of the verse. If you are learning Hebrew, this app is very helpful in building vocabulary. Its also great Hebrew reading practice. It has a Hebrew audio Bible as well, so you can listen along. The one thing I dont like is the English version. Im not a "thee" and "thou" kinda girl. So I just use it for the Hebrew Bible, and I use a different app for English. I highly recommend this app! Its worth every penny.

Just purchased this and shows no text. Please correct this !