Learning Hebrew can be a fun experience. But where do you start? If you don’t have time for a fulltime course then maybe you have time to learn a few words and phrases at a time. Here are several resources for you to do just that – learn on the go, a little at a time.
Reading the Bible in translation is like kissing your new bride through a veil.”
–Haim Nachman Bialik (Jewish Poet, 1873-1934)
500 Basic Hebrew Words
http://www.kreuzer-siegfried.de/hilfsmittel/hebr-500-engl.pdf
This list contains the 500 most frequent and most important words of the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible and is intended to help you keep up your Hebrew.
Common Hebrew Words and Phrases
http://jfedgmw.org/page.aspx?id=254551
This page the Hebrew words for Greetings & Courtesies, Shopping & Dining, Emergencies, Getting Around, Days of the Week, Seasons and Numbers.
Hebrew Phrases
http://www.linguanaut.com/english_hebrew.htm
This page contains a table including the following: Hebrew phrases, expressions and words in Hebrew, conversation and idioms, Hebrew greetings, and survival phrases. It also helps if you simply want to know what to say when chatting in Hebrew!
Most of the sentences below are used for everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you memorize them.
If you don’t know how to say a word then check our alphabet in Hebrew which can be found on the menu above to get some help.
100 Most Common Hebrew Verbs
http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/docs/37_lesson01.pdf
This list gives you the 100 most common Hebrews verbs according to this website.
Hebrew Core 100 Word List
http://www.hebrewpod101.com/hebrew-word-lists/
This page gives you the Hebrew word, the way it’s vowelled, how it’s written in English, the gender, its class, the English translation, and sample sentences and phrases to help you use the word. The best part is that you can listen to the words and phrases and practice your pronunciation.