Modern Hebrew עִבְרִית
The Hebrew spoken in Israel today — how reading works, the binyanim, gender and plurals, and the everyday grammar that textbooks rush past.
Reading & Alphabet
How Hebrew Reading Works
Right-to-left, consonant letters, vowel dots, final forms and ktiv male — the 5 ideas that unlock reading.
beginner · 6 min read
The Nikud — Complete Vowel Chart
Every vowel sign with its name, sound and an example word, plus when Israelis stop using vowels.
beginner · 5 min read
Grammar Basics
Personal Pronouns — I, You, He, She…
The full pronoun table with pronunciation, and the ata/at mistake every beginner makes.
beginner · 3 min read
Sentences Without “To Be” + yesh / ein
Why Hebrew drops “am/is/are”, how to say “there is/there isn’t”, and asking yes/no questions with ha’im.
beginner · 4 min read
Gender & Plurals
Masculine vs feminine nouns, the -im / -ot plural endings, and the classic exceptions.
beginner · 4 min read
“The” (ha-) and One-Letter Prepositions
Attaching ha- “the”, and the prefix letters be-, le-, mi- that glue onto the next word.
beginner · 4 min read
Adjectives & This / That
Adjective agreement in gender and number, adjective after the noun, and ze / zot / ele.
beginner · 4 min read
Verbs
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I'm Yaacov — a native Jerusalemite teaching Modern Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Yiddish and Aramaic. This reference library and the daily words are open to anyone, no account needed. If you want someone to actually read with you, that's what the lessons are for.
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