Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary User Reviews

Name: Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary

Curtis Clements

📚 Education

🔍 Reference

Customer Experience

Positive experience66.0% of reviews

Neutral13.2% of reviews

Negative experience20.8% of reviews

~ Based on 53 written reviews from the US App Store.

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Super appreciate this app

Am very thankful to be able to study vocab according to the textbook I’m using. Thank you! Some of the translations are not exactly what the textbook and thus my prof are requiring. The text may have been updated (Practico & Van Pelt). I would love to see a feature in the Review option where I can rate whether I got the card correct or not and have the incorrect cards repeat themselves until I indicate I got them correct.

UPDATE: appreciated the response from the developer and hearing they’re reviewing the vocab and textbooks and adding features. Thanks!

BCtoNS

13 days ago

Response from developer

You were right about the textbook, and thank you for flagging it. Basics of Biblical Hebrew has moved editions since those lists were built, and I am auditing them against the current edition now. On your other request, version 3.0 added exactly that. You can rate each card Again, Hard, Good, or Easy, and the ones you miss come back sooner until they stick.

Great App

Very pleased with the app. I detected a small error that the developer immediately fixed. Great response!

Kurt,ythfmf

14 days ago

Response from developer

Thank you, and this is exactly the report I needed. You are right. The Basics of Biblical Hebrew lists were built against an earlier edition and have drifted, and you are not the first person to hit this. I am auditing those lists against the 4th edition now, and my plan is to support multiple editions side by side so nobody gets broken by an update. If you can tell me which chapters are furthest off, that would speed things up a lot. My email is ctclements@gmail.com.

Great App

Very pleased with the app. One request: it seems that the Basics of Biblical Hebrew lessons are not lining up with the vocabulary for my book (4th edition)—could this be adjusted? Thanks!

Kurt,ythfmf

18 days ago

Response from developer

Would like some audio Hebrew

I think this is a great app. The audio on the Greek words is very helpful and I would certainly pay an additional price to have some Hebrew words pronounced.

Person that eats pies

3 months ago

Very helpful

Have tried a few other apps for learning Biblical Hebrew for Master’s Program—this is the best. Easy to use, works with a few different curriculums (I’m using Van Pelt’s); love the ability to customize vocab lists. Developer was also super quick in correspondence & app suggestions. Highly recommend.

monicaprescott

3 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you, this means a lot. Since you are using Van Pelt, one heads up: I am auditing those lists against the current edition of Basics of Biblical Hebrew right now, because a few students have found chapters that no longer line up. If you spot any while you study, send them my way and I will get them fixed. Good luck with the rest of your program.

Recent Update is Amazing!

The recent update to the app is incredible and made this app go from a 3.5/5 to a full 5 stars in my mind.

TGriffin4444

6 months ago

Great idea; poor execution

Bottom line: just use the free version of Quizlet. The “review” function would be great if you’re trying to do a comprehensive study but the words and the definitions get jumbled making it unusable. I love that the app offers multiple textbooks but there are some significant spelling errors of the Hebrew words which ruins the whole point. Also, there’s no way to track progress (I.e. which lessons you reviewed which ones you got wrong etc.) unlike the free version of Quizlet.

Mr.PandaBear9001

2 years ago

Response from developer

We've done a major update and revamped the entire app. Please take another look if you have a moment, I think you will be excited to see the updates!

Useful, but review feature needs work

The top 1000 vocab feature is super useful, I use it all the time. However, it is split into segments of 25 words each. I wish I could study all 1000 words at the same time, or even just 100, but if you add too many words to the review feature, it matches up the wrong definitions with the words. This mixup persists even when I close and reopen the app. Overall, I will probably keep using it, but do not buy the app if you want to study all the words at once. It can’t currently do that for you. *sigh*

I will update my review if I see that change.

0000,_,0000

2 years ago

Response from developer

This has been fixed in version 3.0. I hope you'll take a look and get value out of the additional new functionality as well!

Hebrew flashcards

Thank you so much for this app. It is a wonderful help tool. Is there a possibility to add the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies Biblical Hebrew "A" to the app. If not, could a platform be added to the app to make our own flash card list
Again, thank so much for developing this application!!!

Jtu97

3 years ago

Response from developer

We are always open to adding now resources to the app. Feel free to contact me for additional details around the resources you're looking for. Making your own flash cards is an interesting concept and I'll look into making this possible!

Great app

Love this app. It would be better if it had the pronunciation for each word also.

Paulbau3099

4 years ago

Super appreciate this app

BCtoNS

4 years ago

Response from developer

This is not a Hebrew Dictionary!

I bought this thinking that there was a dictionary element in it. There is not. I wanted a dictionary but did not get one so if that’s what you want don’t waste your money. This may be of use to those who are learning Hebrew, but don’t expect a dictionary.

Spencow

5 years ago

Response from developer

Correct, this is not a Hebrew Dictionary. It is a flashcard application. We can look at adding dictionary functionality if that would be valuable.

Garbage—not worth anything

I hate to be harsh, but this app should not be purchased. All you’re getting is a screen of the Hebrew words, no definitions, no audio—And the words do not even align with the chosen text vocabulary words. Out of 20 promised vocabulary words, the app only had 8. Working now to get refund.

1stBear

5 years ago

Waste of money

Not every word/phrase has nekudot (vowel indicators) which makes sounding the words/phrases out rather difficult unless you are fluent. If you are fluent than you don’t need the app. Make sense? Dot waste your money...

Ras Emmeth

6 years ago

Pass on this until it’s updated

I love the straightforward flash card format of this app but if you add more than a few cards to the review feature the app actually matches incorrect words on the cards. I worked with this app for two semesters.I tried deleting and reinstalling. I tried not adding so many cards to the review stack. I really tried to make this relationship work but I finally deleted it for good. Again, I really like this app but I won’t be using it as long as it has this bug. I did try communicating with the developer but received no response.

txshellie

6 years ago

Response from developer

You were right, and I am sorry you never heard back at the time. That review list bug is fixed as of version 3.0, which rebuilt the app from scratch. Reviews now use spaced repetition and hold as many words as you want without scrambling the definitions. Two semesters of patience deserved better than silence from me, and I appreciate you saying so plainly.

5 yrs. old... Badly needs updating

Great idea and probably executed well when originally done.

But... for 5 years to have gone by (last app update) and to:
-not have fixed the mistakes (see other reviews) and
-not have updated the vocab lists to match the updated textbooks (e.g., Practico/Van Pelt list is completely out-of-sync with the textbook)...

Makes this a 2-star app at best. 5 years is WAY too long to be charging people for what could surely be fixed fairly quickly by the developer. Not sure if something happened with the developer, but this app needs a lot of work at this point.

Chip Odos

6 years ago

Response from developer

The update is finally here and updates will now be much more frequent! We've released a 3.0 build with new features and will continue to add functionality, updated word lists, and more. On a personal note, I agree that 5 years is too long. Life got in the way with graduation, marriage, children, homes, and work. I am now in a much better position to support this app and deliver better on it.

Needs audio

To better help with learning the Flashcards should say the Vocabulary word.

chaplainjerry

6 years ago

Wisdom is Gained by Hearing

I have e learned thru sight the words presented in this app, very well, however, it would be an excellent addition of integration to memory if this app offered audio of words pronunciations. Biblical Hebrew differs exceedingly from secular.

Rose of Shar

6 years ago

Great app.

This is a fantastic app. It goes with the convention where verbs are presented without vowel markers, which can be difficult for beginners, but probably the better option in the long run compared with the alternate convention of presenting hem with Qal perfect 3ms. Some suggestions would be to add an additional practice tab for certain suffixes/prefixes, such as noun gender/number, pronominal suffixes, and the Qal perfect, imperfect, and interrogative - alongside consonants and vowels. It would also be great if the inseparable prepositions, definite article, and conjunction could appear with words (maybe highlighted, or the word low lighted, this could be similar with the charts if they were to be implemented), rather than on their own. But overall, an amazing app that really helped me in my studies!

Aaronsnickname

6 years ago

Great... but needs to be updated!

This is a great app, but needs to be updated for newer versions of textbooks (Basics of Biblical Hebrew, for example). Otherwise, it seems to be the best bang-for-the-buck when it comes to Hebrew flash cards.

Please update!!

mtrodgersjr