# Bible Vocab — Learn Greek and Hebrew vocab!

> Learn biblical Greek and Hebrew vocabulary with spaced repetition and reading practice. (iPhone/iPad app by ROBERT B TURNBULL.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bible-vocab/id518563673 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ROBERT B TURNBULL](https://appshunter.io/developer/497716029)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 176 App Store ratings · 45 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 62 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-04-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bible-vocab/id518563673/reviews.md

## What is Bible Vocab?

Bible Vocab is a simple and fun way to learn vocabulary from the Greek New Testament and the Hebrew Old Testament. Watch our online tutorial here: https://youtu.be/W63jhYWNNv0

Professor Robert Plummer (co-author of Going Deeper with New Testament Greek) said about the app: 'Who could imagine that a Greek New Testament vocabulary app with this much power and flexibility even existed? I'm amazed at the intuitive design and ability to customize vocabulary acquisition to particular sections of text. I'm confident that this vocabulary app will help thousands of pastors and students read the Greek New Testament with greater fluency, confidence, and understanding. I enthusiastically endorse it.' 

* Vocab Lists *
You can choose vocab lists from any passage in the Bible or from the following leading Greek and Hebrew textbooks:
* Fuller & Choi, Invitation to Biblical Hebrew
* Garrett & DeRouchie, A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew
* Hackett, A Basic Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
* Pratico & Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew (eds. 2 & 3)
* Ross, Introducing Biblical Hebrew, Baker Academic
* Seow, A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew
* Baugh, A New Testament Greek Primer
* Decker, Reading Koine Greek, Baker Academic
* Duff, The Elements of New Testament Greek
* Kostenberger, Merkle, & Plummer. Going Deeper with New Testament Greek
* Merkle & Plummer, Beginning with New Testament Greek
* Mounce, Basics of Biblical Greek
* Rollinson, Online Greek Textbook

NB. The vocab items may occasionally be in a different form to how they appear in the textbook.

* Spaced Repetition *
The smarter way to learn vocab. This allows you to test yourself on items at set intervals which increase the more times that record that know it correctly. Just tap on the spaced repetition button (the arrow button in the right corner) and it will tell you the words you need to study next.

* Reading Mode *
Use the power of spaced repetition to get better at reading whole verses in the Bible. If you've learned enough vocab in Spaced Repetition mode to cover whole verses, Reading Mode will introduce these verses to you, first with the parsing, dictionary form and glosses and thereafter you will need to read it just the original language. These verses will be shown to you at intervals which increase the more familiar you are with each verse.

* Slideshow Modes *
Vocab Mode: where you see the words in their dictionary form 
Parsing Mode: where you see the words in the way they appear in the text and you are tested on their grammatical form.
Verses Mode: see whole verses as well as parsing, dictionary forms and glosses.

* Greek Audio *
Dr. George Athas from Moore College in Sydney has recorded the audio for all the words in the Greek New Testament using a restored koine pronunciation system. You can try the audio for the 100 most frequently occurring used words for free and if you like it you can pay to download more.

* Data Sources * 
You can choose between four Greek Testament texts: SBL, Westcott-Hort, Tischendorf and Byzantine. The OT text is based on the Westminster Leningrad Codex, as provided by Open Scriptures. The Greek Lexicons are:
* Dodson (2010) - greeklexicon.org
* Mounce Concise Greek-English Lexicon (© 1993. William Mounce. All Rights Reserved - billmounce.com/greek-dictionary)
The Hebrew/Aramaic Lexicon is derived chiefly from the Brown-Driver-Briggs, as provided by Open Scriptures.
You can also use the glosses from the available textbooks.

For more information, check out our website: 
http://www.bible-vocab.com
Check out our Facebook page for recent updates and tips:
https://www.facebook.com/BibleVocabApp

## Key features

- Greek and Hebrew vocabulary lists
- Spaced repetition learning system
- Reading mode for verses
- Slideshow modes (Vocab, Parsing, Verses)
- Greek audio pronunciation

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bible Vocab - Unlock | $7.99 | one-time |
| Greek Audio down to 10 occurrences | $2.99 | one-time |
| All Greek Audio | $4.99 | one-time |
| Greek Audio from 9 to 1 occurrences | $2.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 45)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bible-vocab/id518563673/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Don’t hesitate, it’s rad

*2025-11-19, version 5.20*

Outstanding functionality. Allows me to select the chapters I want to focus on and filter out the high-frequency words from my flashcards. “Learns” from my performance and adapts to get me the repetition needed.

### 5/5 — Very helpful

*2025-08-10, version 5.20*

The app is very helpful for developing vocabulary chapter by chapter in the New Testament

### 5/5 — Amazing vocabulary learning and review app

*2024-12-02, version 5.20*

The learning mode is ideal for picking up new vocabulary: just specify the text and chapter(s) you want to focus on, and it introduces the words to you in small batches, only adding more once you’re confident with what’s come before. Then the review (slide show) mode is great for reviewing for a quiz, or — in my case right now — an upcoming final. We’re using Basic Biblical Hebrew Grammar (3rd edition) by Practico and Van Pelt; there is maybe a 10% discrepancy between the words in the book and the words offered in the app for the corresponding chapter(s), but any missing words are quickly picked up from a final check of the text.

### 3/5 — Add on pricing not disclosed upfront

*2024-10-07, version 5.20*

Buy the app , then to unlock more features you need to pay again. I’d prefer the pricing be higher upfront for all features. The experience would be more trust building.

### 4/5 — Overall great but could be excellent!

*2024-09-02, version 5.20*

The app does what it claims and so much more. I give it 4.5 stars but could be 5 if the developers could: 1. Update Mounce BBG to 4 ed. 2. If there was someway for the audio to not autoplay when the word comes up but instead allow the student time to read the word and then select to hear pronunciation. Right now it’s either “on/off” for the entire app.

### 4/5 — Excellent but could be better

*2024-06-17, version 5.20*

This is by far the best app I have seen so far BUT it would be greater to have the pronunciation of the Hebrew but moreover to put in an answer (written or speaking) and it then mark if you got it right or wrong. But I realise that’s a whole another level of programming. 

I do love the app - it has all the words of scripture in one place. 

Be be great if they also included “The Biblical Hebrew’ teachings of Lily Kahn.

### 1/5 — Over charge

*2024-02-14, version 5.20*

Charged twice for two identical app and twice for two identical in app purchases…Apple won’t refund…beware of huge over charges….

### 1/5 — Good for Greek, Hebrew has misspellings

*2023-12-23, version 5.20*

While paper notecards truly are the best for memorization, I have used this app on and off for Greek with benefit. I just began a review of Hebrew and I noticed today that the app contains numerous misspellings of Hebrew words. For example Yahweh was spelled as Jehovah (YHWH consonants with vowels of Adonai), Jerusalem is missing a vowel, mar (water) is misspelled. This was after only looking at two chapters of vocab from one textbook. Definitely using ONLY paper notecards for my Hebrew review. This was a surprising and unfortunate finding. I cannot recommend this for Hebrew vocab.

### 3/5 — Heads Up

*2023-12-17, version 5.20*

***This is to let others know before they download.  I have no mal intention.*** 
One can access almost nothing without paying. Everything a selected resulted in a message that I had “not yet unlocked” the feature. I realize that apps take money to create and keep running. The features offered are amazing study tools! This is to let others know before they download.

### 3/5 — Great for vocab, audio doesn’t work

*2023-11-05, version 5.20*

I paid the audio package and it’s never worked.

## Frequently asked questions about Bible Vocab

### What does the Bible Vocab app do?

This app helps users learn vocabulary from the Greek New Testament and the Hebrew Old Testament. It uses features like customizable vocab lists, spaced repetition, and reading modes to improve fluency and understanding of biblical languages.

### What are the key features of Bible Vocab?

Key features include the ability to select vocab lists from any Bible passage or popular textbooks, a spaced repetition system for efficient learning, a reading mode to practice verses, various slideshow modes for different learning styles, and Greek audio pronunciation.

### How much does Bible Vocab cost?

The app is free to download and use. While the core functionality is free, users can make in-app purchases to download additional Greek audio content.

### What textbooks are supported by Bible Vocab?

The app supports vocabulary lists from numerous leading Greek and Hebrew textbooks, including 'Invitation to Biblical Hebrew', 'A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew', 'Basics of Biblical Hebrew', 'Going Deeper with New Testament Greek', and 'Basics of Biblical Greek', among others.

### How does the spaced repetition feature work?

The spaced repetition system is designed for efficient vocabulary acquisition. It tests users on items at increasing intervals as they demonstrate mastery, ensuring that learned words are retained over time. Users can access this feature through a dedicated button to see which words need review next.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.20 — 2020-07-30

Now has two new textbooks!
* Merkle & Plummer, Beginning with New Testament Greek
* Pratico & Van Pelt, Basics of Biblical Hebrew (edition 3)

### 5.13 — 2019-08-23

Adding in vocab from Shirley J. Rollinson's Online Greek Textbook (freely available here: http://www.drshirley.org/greek/textbook02/contents.html)

### 5.10 — 2019-01-08

Adding Jo Ann Hackett's 'A Basic Introduction to Biblical Hebrew' to the available textbooks.

### 5.05 — 2018-11-27

Adding textbook: Garrett & DeRouchie 'A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew'

### 5.02 — 2018-08-21

Fixed bug when display randomly would crash.
Fixed bug when selecting all in the Review files list.

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