iOS & Android app

Hebrew from zero,
all in one app

The alphabet, a 10,000+ word dictionary, flashcards with audio, six verb trainers and a grammar textbook. Ten to fifteen minutes a day is enough.

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What's inside

Everything you need to read, understand and speak

The app takes you from the first letter to words and grammar. Here is everything in it, section by section.

Alphabet

Alphabet trainer: three scripts and smart repetition

Hebrew is written in three scripts, and the app teaches all of them: classic print, modern print and cursive. The trainer shows a letter, you pick its name, and the algorithm adapts: letters you get wrong come back more often, familiar ones less, until you know them without thinking.

  • Classic, modern and handwritten scripts, plus a mixed mode with all three
  • Final letter forms and short notes on the meaning and quirks of each letter
  • Progress per course and a result after every session
Words

30+ topic-based word sets with spaced repetition

Words are grouped by topic, from core verbs and greetings to food, transport and work. Every word has audio, a translation and a transcription. Reviews are scheduled for you: a word comes back exactly when you're about to forget it.

  • Different task types: pick the translation, recognise the word by ear, build it from letters
  • Adjustable review interval, extra reviews and a way to revisit what you've already learned
  • Progress per topic; finished topics can be hidden from the list
Dictionary

A 10,000+ word dictionary of modern Hebrew

Search in Hebrew or in English. Every entry has a part of speech, a translation, audio and an example of the word in a real sentence.

  • Add any dictionary word to “My words” and learn it like a regular course
  • Add your own words by hand too, from your ulpan, your job or a conversation
  • Your own words get the same tasks and the same spaced repetition
Grammar

Six verb trainers you won't find in other apps

Verbs are the hardest part of Hebrew for a beginner. The trainers make them automatic: the app shows a verb and a pronoun, you choose or type the right form. You don't need to know what the verb means; the point is to recognise the binyan and apply the rule.

  • Identify the binyan: a base of 3,500+ verbs
  • Past tense, future tense and the imperative
  • Verb conjugation: type the right form into a gap in a sentence
  • The right word: agreement, prepositions, conjunctions and modal words in context
Textbook Free on the site

A grammar textbook for the alef level

Ten chapters on how the language works, from reading rules to sentence structure. Short, with tables and examples, no academic padding. In the app it works offline; here on the site you can read it in full.

  • Basic elements of grammar, numerals, nouns, the definite article ה
  • Adjectives, pronouns, verbs, prepositions
  • Sentence structure, adverbs and conjunctions
Read the textbook on the site →
Tables

60 Hebrew reference tables, like the ulpan wall charts

Everything that hangs on ulpan walls and that you want within reach: preposition declensions, verb conjugations by binyan, numbers, telling the time, endings. With vowel points, transliteration and translation, and every table is printable. They live on the site now and are coming to the app soon.

  • Prepositions with pronoun endings: לִי, אוֹתִי, שֶׁלִּי, אִתִּי, עָלַי and 15 more
  • Verb conjugation: the seven binyanim, irregular roots, special verbs, the imperative
  • Nouns and adjectives, numbers, the time, days and months, conjunctions and negation
Open the tables →

And more

In English
The interface, translations, hints and the textbook are all in English.
Progress in your account
Learning is tied to your account, not your phone: a new device doesn't reset your progress.
Reminders
Allow notifications and the app will remind you to practise.
Dark mode
Light, dark, or follow the system.
Auto-play audio
Words are spoken automatically so your ear gets used to the pronunciation.
No ads
No ads anywhere, in the free part or the paid one.
Free to start
Some courses are free. Full access is a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase.
iOS and Android
One app on both platforms.
Screenshots

What the app looks like

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Home screen: alphabet courses and trainers
Alphabet trainer
Word sets by topic
Today's word review
Review task types
Grammar textbook
From the author

Hi, I'm Arkadiy

I'm a new immigrant to Israel, like many of you. When I started learning Hebrew I couldn't find an app with the alphabet, a dictionary and grammar in one place, explained plainly. So I wrote one, at first just for myself.

Since 2020 I've been building Shoresh in the evenings and at weekends: new textbook chapters, new trainers, new word sets. It's not a big-company product. I answer every support email myself, and the subscription is what keeps the app independent and ad-free.

  • Since 2020building and updating the app
  • 10,000+ wordsin the dictionary, 30+ topic-based sets
  • iOS and Androidone app on both platforms
  • SupportA question, a bug or an idea — write to me, I reply personally.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Didn't find your answer? Send a support request right from the app.

How do I subscribe, and is there a free trial?

On iPhone and iPad you subscribe through the App Store, on Android through Google Play. Both start with a free trial period.

Can I cancel my subscription at any time?

Yes. An App Store subscription is cancelled in your Apple ID settings → Subscriptions, a Google Play one in the Google Play app → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions.

After cancelling, the app keeps working in full until the end of the paid period.

Does the subscription renew automatically?

Yes, 24 hours before the current period ends. To stop it renewing, turn off auto-renewal beforehand, in the same place you subscribed.

Can I switch plans or move to lifetime access?

Yes. In the App Store and Google Play just pick another plan; it takes effect when the current period ends. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase with no renewals, available on both platforms.

Will my progress survive a new phone?

Yes. Progress lives in your account, not on the device: sign in on the new phone the same way as before and your courses, words and statistics will be there.

Start learning Hebrew today

Free to start. Ten to fifteen minutes a day, and you'll notice progress within the first weeks.

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