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Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary

The essential study companion for students of Biblical Hebrew — flashcards, quizzes and spaced repetition for the words your course actually assigns.

📱 iOS 🤖 Android $5.99 iOS $4.99 Android
App Store · $5.99 Google Play · $4.99
The words

5,000+ words, matched to your textbook

Built for seminary students, divinity students and self-learners — study exactly the vocabulary your course assigns, chapter by chapter.

The core of the app is its textbook lists: over 5,000 words drawn from eight of the most widely used introductory Hebrew grammars, organized by lesson so your flashcards always match the chapter you are on. On top of that sit the 1,000 most frequently occurring words in the Hebrew Bible — the words that pay off in reading, in manageable groups of 25.

Words you miss in a quiz are saved automatically for review, and you can build your own named review lists from any source in the app.

Supported textbooks: Lambdin · Basics of Biblical Hebrew (Van Pelt / Pratico — both the 2nd and 3rd editions) · Weingreen · Ross · Seow · Kelley · The First Hebrew Primer · Futato. Full list below.
Textbook lists

Eight grammars, chapter by chapter

Whichever introductory grammar your course uses, the vocabulary is probably already here, in lesson order.

Study modes

Four ways to drill, one engine underneath

Pick the mode that fits the moment — the spaced repetition engine tracks every word across all of them.

Flashcards Tap to reveal, swipe to navigate. Choose whether Hebrew or English shows first, and shuffle or keep lesson order.
Quiz Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank, in both directions — Hebrew→English and English→Hebrew.
Matching Pair Hebrew words with their English meanings in timed rounds. Wrong guesses clear; matches lock in green.
Guided study Learn new words in batches of five — introduced on flashcards, then quizzed before you move on.
Hear the words Tap the speaker on any card to hear the word pronounced with Modern Israeli pronunciation, using your device's built-in Hebrew voice — offline.
Due Today The words spaced repetition says you should review today, most overdue and hardest first.

The scheduling is SM-2 spaced repetition — the algorithm behind Anki. Rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy; words you struggle with come back sooner, mastered words fade to longer intervals. The progress dashboard adds a daily study goal, streak tracking, a 30-day retention rate, a weekly review chart, and an automatically identified trouble-words list.

Also included: the complete Hebrew alphabet — 31 letters including final forms — 17 vowel points with pronunciation guides, and full-text search across every word with learning-status badges.

Add Aramaic

Biblical Aramaic is built in

All 675 words of Biblical Aramaic — the language of Daniel 2–7, Ezra 4–7 and Jeremiah 10:11 — are available inside the app as an optional one-time unlock, with reading tracks for Daniel and Ezra. On Android it is also available as a standalone app, Biblical Aramaic Vocabulary.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Which textbooks are covered?
Lambdin; Basics of Biblical Hebrew (Van Pelt & Pratico — 2nd and 3rd editions as separate lists); Weingreen; Ross; Seow; Kelley; The First Hebrew Primer; and Futato's Beginning Biblical Hebrew. Over 5,000 words in total, organized by chapter.
Is there audio?
Yes. Any word can be spoken aloud with Modern Israeli pronunciation, using the Hebrew voice already built into your device — so it works offline and adds nothing to the app's size. For a higher-quality voice you can download one in your device's accessibility settings.
Does it work offline? Does it collect my data?
Fully offline, no account required, and the developer collects no data at all — the App Store and Play listings both state this. Everything you do stays on your device.
What's the difference between the iOS and Android apps?
They are the same study tool built natively for each platform. On iOS it is $5.99 with Biblical Aramaic available as a $1.99 in-app unlock; on Android it is $4.99 as Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary+, with Aramaic available as the separate Biblical Aramaic Vocabulary app.
Does it include the alphabet?
Yes — all 31 letters including final forms, and 17 vowel points with pronunciation guides, as dedicated decks.
I found an error in a word list. What do I do?
Email support@wanderingdev.dev with the word and the textbook chapter. List corrections are taken seriously and audited against the Hebrew Bible and standard lexicons — fixes ship in updates.
Free reference

The Hebrew alphabet and vowel points

Every letter with its name and sound, the five final forms, and all seventeen vowel points — the whole writing system on one page. No app, no sign-up — read it here.