Biblical Hebrew Flashcards

Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary is the essential study companion for students learning Biblical Hebrew. Whether you're working through a textbook or building your knowledge of the most common words in the Hebrew Bible, this app makes vocabulary study efficient and effective.

Vocabulary lists from 8 popular introductory Hebrew textbooks, organized by lesson:
- Lambdin, An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
- Pratico & Van Pelt, Basics of Biblical Hebrew
- Weingreen, A Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew
- Ross, Introducing Biblical Hebrew
- Seow, A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew
- Kelley, Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar
- Simon, Motzkin & Resnikoff, The First Hebrew Primer
- Futato, Beginning Biblical Hebrew

Top 1000 Words
Study the 1,000 most frequently occurring words in the Hebrew Bible, organized into manageable groups of 25.

Hebrew Alphabet & Vowels
Learn and review all 31 letters and 17 vowel marks.

Four Study Modes
- Flashcards — Tap to reveal, swipe to navigate, rate your recall
- Quiz — Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank, in both directions (Hebrew↔English)
- Matching — Timed matching game pairing Hebrew words with their translations
- Guided Study — Structured learn-then-quiz sessions for new words

Smart Spaced Repetition
A built-in SM-2 spaced repetition system tracks every word you study. Rate each card as Again, Hard, Good, or Easy, and the app schedules your next review at the optimal time. Words you struggle with come back sooner; words you know well space out further.

Due Today
See all the words scheduled for review today in one place, and study them using any mode.

Custom Review Lists
Create your own word lists from any source in the app. Missed quiz words are automatically saved for later review.

Track Your Progress
- Daily review count and study streak
- Set a daily goal (5–100 cards)
- 7-day activity chart
- Word status breakdown (New, Learning, Review, Mastered)
- Retention rate over the last 30 days
- Trouble words list showing your hardest vocabulary

Search
Find any word instantly across all vocabulary sources.

Beautiful Hebrew Text
Rendered with the Ezra SIL font for accurate display of Biblical Hebrew with full diacritical marks.

All data is stored locally on your device. No account required. No ads.

Recent changes:
Biblical Aramaic is now available as a one-time in-app purchase. It adds 675 words in three study tracks: Core Vocabulary by frequency, Reading Daniel, and Reading Ezra. Together they cover Daniel, Ezra and Jeremiah 10:11. The tracks use the same flashcards, quizzes, matching games and spaced repetition as the rest of the app. Restore Purchase is in Settings. Also fixes two vowel points in the Weingreen word list.