{"id":589,"date":"2014-08-26T15:54:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T19:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/?page_id=589"},"modified":"2023-06-05T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:06:37","slug":"online-biblical-hebrew-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/online-biblical-hebrew-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Online Biblical Hebrew Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_242\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/files\/2014\/04\/esther-scroll.jpg.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-image-242\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/files\/2014\/04\/esther-scroll.jpg-295x300.png\" alt=\"Photo of a Scroll of Esther in Free Online Biblical Hebrew Resources\" width=\"250\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/files\/2014\/04\/esther-scroll.jpg-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/files\/2014\/04\/esther-scroll.jpg.png 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Megillat Esther (Scroll of Esther)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Below is a list of online Biblical Hebrew resources to help students with their Hebrew language studies.<\/p>\n<p>For other free online resources related to the Academic Study of the Bible, click <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/online-resources-for-biblical-studies\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Biblical Text<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mechon Mamre<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>This site has published the entire parallel Hebrew and English Bible. You can also listen to each chapter in Hebrew.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanach.us\/Tanach.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanach<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Hebrew Biblical text on this site is available in many standard formats.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Chanting and Cantillation<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/haftorahaudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HaftorahAudio.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>A\u00a0convenient online resource that helps users learn how to chant Haftorah, blessings and \u201c<em>trope<\/em>\u201d (cantillation) melody.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/c\/hr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hebrew Cantillation Marks and Their Encoding<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/c\/hr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>This article by Helmut Richer on Mechon Mamre\u2019s website summarizes Hebrew cantillation marks and their usage for structuring the Bible text.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sidduraudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SiddurAudio.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>This website helps users learn how to chant (<em>daven<\/em>) the Jewish Siddur liturgy in Hebrew.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Charts, Handouts\u00a0&amp; Paradigms<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kreuzer-siegfried.de\/hilfsmittel\/hebr-500-engl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">500 Basic Hebrew Words<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor Dr. Siegfried Kreuzer has posted a PDF list of the 500 most frequent and most important words of the Hebrew Bible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/images\/products\/6338\/6x9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Logos Bible Software<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nLogos Bible Software has created a free PDF download of its<em> Hebrew Paradigm Chart \u2013 Strong Verb<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntslibrary.com\/PDF%20Books%20II\/Practico%20-%20Basic%20Biblical%20Hebrew.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northwestern Theological Seminary (NTS) Library<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>The NTS Library has published a series of <em>Basics of Biblical Hebrew<\/em> charts in PDF format. This is an extensive collection that will help you learn Hebrew nouns and verb stems.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blakleycreative.com\/jtb\/HebrewGrammar.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resources for Biblical Hebrew Grammar &#8211; Charts and Tables<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span>J. Ted Blakely has posted over 20 charts and tables on morphology, pronouns and pronominal suffixes, nouns, syntax, verbs and verb formations.<span style=\"color: #0066cc\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hbanes\/alefbet1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>University of Washington<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a>UW\u2019s HTML Alphabet Chart is an audio guide that helps students write and pronounce the Hebrew alphabet.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Concordances and Classical Lexica<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/hebrew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bible Hub<\/a> <\/strong><br \/>\nVisitors to this site can access and easily search both the <em>Englishman&#8217;s Hebrew Concordance<\/em> and <em>Strong&#8217;s Exhaustive Concordance<\/em> (Hebrew and Greek).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/texts\/Reference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sefaria<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSefaria has digitized dictionaries, grammar works and encyclopedias to aid in understanding Biblical and Rabbinic texts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyndalearchive.com\/\/TABS\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyndale Archive of Biblical Studies (TABS)<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTABS has published Jastrow\u2019s <em>Rabbinic Hebrew &amp; Aramaic Dictionary<\/em> and Gesenius\u2019 <em>Biblical Hebrew &amp; Aramaic<\/em> Dictionary in HTML format.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>eCourses, Tutorials &amp; Flash Cards<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.animatedhebrew.com\/oldsite\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Animated Hebrew<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>This site offers helpful flashcard programs based on <em>Introducing Biblical Hebrew<\/em> by Allen P. Ross (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2001).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teknia.com\/flashworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FlashWorks<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>FlashWorks is a vocabulary drilling program. The program tags words for difficulty, type (noun, verb, etc.), chapter and frequency in the Biblical text.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/foundationstone.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foundation Stone<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Foundation Stone is a free application offering an online Hebrew tutorial. It includes a flashcard program to aid in memory recall for reading, writing, speaking and listening.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180531142920\/http:\/\/web.stanford.edu:80\/class\/hebrew\/mmedia\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrew@Stanford Multimedia<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThis is a free and open archive of multimedia Hebrew language learning material.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/courses.biblicalarchaeology.org\/hebrewbible\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrew Bible by Shaye J.D. Cohen<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLearn about the Hebrew Bible in a free course of 25 video lectures. They are presented by Shaye J.D. Cohen, Littauer Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard University. Video recordings and series of timelines are also available.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laits.utexas.edu\/hebrew\/biblicalhebrew.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrew Language at the University of Texas at Austin<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThis site includes a variety of tutorials and other resources for students and teachers of Biblical Hebrew.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Grammar and Semantics<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/individual.utoronto.ca\/holmstedt\/textbook\/BHSG2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Biblical Hebrew: A Student Grammar<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>John A. Cook and Robert D. Holmstedt&#8217;s textbook provides the average student with an understanding of ancient Hebrew grammar. The textbook introduces the student to the standard Biblical Hebrew lexicon. You will also find an appendix on the Masoretic \u201caccents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tmcdaniel.palmerseminary.edu\/GeseniusGrammar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Gesenius\u2019 <\/strong><strong><em>Hebrew Grammar<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lexicity.com\/resources\/hebrew\/grammars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lexicity.com<\/a> has published the English translation of H. F. W. Gesenius&#8217; <em>Hebrew Grammar<\/em>, which is the standard reference grammar in English for Biblical Hebrew, in PDF format.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charnockedu.com\/free-classes\/class-listing\/hebrew-grammar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hebrew Grammar Introduction &#8211; Charnock Institute of the Bible<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThis site offers a free 10 week intensive course based on <em>A New Grammar of Biblical Hebrew\u00a0<\/em>(copyrighted 2006, 2010 by Frederic Clarke Putnam and used by permission).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otw-site.eu\/en\/sahd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Database<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThis project provides a structured and critical survey of scholarly literature on the vocabulary of classical Hebrew.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Virtual Hebrew Keyboards<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gate2home.com\/Hebrew-Keyboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gate2Home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexilogos.com\/keyboard\/hebrew.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lexilogos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tero.co.uk\/magictyper\/hebrew.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MagicTyper<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Software<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-sword.net\/index.html#features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">e-Sword<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a list of online Biblical Hebrew resources to help students with their Hebrew language studies. For other free online resources related to the Academic Study of the Bible, click here. 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