Hebrew
Introduction
"Welcome to Hebrew at Emory", a video message by Pazit Kahlon Shelnutt.
Hebrew belongs to the Canaanite group of the Northwest Semitic subdivision of the Semitic subfamily of the Hamito-Semitic family of languages. Hebrew was the language of the Jewish people in Biblical times. Hebrew began to die out as a spoken tongue among the Jews after they were defeated by the Babylonians in 586 B.C. It had been replaced by Aramaic as the Jewish vernacular, although it was preserved as the language of the Jewish religion and literature. At the end of the 19th century the Zionist movement brought about the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language, which culminated in its designation as an official tongue of the state of Israel in 1948. There it is spoken by most of the 4.5 million Jews of that country.
Departments & Related Programs
Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies
The Institute of Jewish Studies
Online Audio and Video
Online audio and video materials are available for Hebrew at this website. You must have an Emory ID and password to access the materials.
Online Hebrew Resources
Language Resources
Omniglot
Hebrew Language, Alphabet and Pronunciation
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/hebrew.htm
Virtual Hebrew Keyboard
Hebrew Keyboard Tutor
http://www.zigzagworld.com/HKTutor/classic.html
Morfix
Hebrew-English & English-Hebrew Dictionary
Hebrew Verb Conjugation Chart
http://www.morim.com/memento%20binyanim.htm
Hebrew Adjectives
http://www.ulpanor.com/learn-modern-hebrew/hebrew-adjectives.html
Learn Hebrew Verbs
1000 Most Common Hebrew words
http://www.101languages.net/hebrew/most-common-hebrew-words
Numbers in Hebrew
http://www.ulpan.net/hebrew-numbers
Passing Phrase
Hebrew idioms explained
http://www.learnhebrew.org.il/ab.htm
The Academy of the Hebrew Language
http://hebrew-academy.huji.ac.il/English/Pages/Home.aspx
Learn Hebrew Signs
http://www.learn-hebrew-signs.com
Running Story
Reading comprehension courseware
http://hebrew-multimedia.huji.ac.il/sipuratz/index.htm
Cultural Resources
Streema
Israel Radio Stations: Listen Online
http://streema.com/radios/country/Israel
Keshet
Israeli TV Online
http://www.mako.co.il/mako-vod?Partner=Header_button
Chanel 10
Israeli TV Online
Hebrew Today
Easy-to-read Online Hebrew newspapers by subscription
http://www.hebrewtoday.com/content/yanshuf-online
Emory Favorites
Morfix Dictionary
Melingo Resources
Ha'aretz Newspaper
Davka Hebrew and Judaic software
Aleph-Bet on the Net
Hebrew Writing System