HebrewBible 1.0


Category: Reference
Price: $4.99 (iTunes)

Description:

The Hebrew Bible iPhone application is designed for reading/studying the Hebrew Bible in either Hebrew, Aramaic (Torah only), or in a parallel translation format combining Hebrew and another language (at present, either English or French). It is also useful as a tool for improving one's knowledge of Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Aramaic. It is comprised of two main components:

1. Bible: The Hebrew Bible is accessible in several different versions (a default version is selected via iPhone preferences and it is possible to change versions while running the application as well) and the content is retrieved from Mechon Mamre in Israel (web site: mechon-mamre.org). The versions that are available are:
* Hebrew (with vowels)
* Hebrew (without vowels)
* Hebrew/English
* Hebrew/French
* English
* Hebrew Torah (with commentary)
* Aramaic Torah (with vowels)
* Aramaic Torah (without vowels)

The Hebrew versions are based on the Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC). The English versions are based on the Jewish Publication Society (JPS) translation. The French version is based on the "La Bible du Rabbinat Français" translation. The Aramaic versions are based on the "Targum Onkelos" translation. Either an entire book can be read (e.g. - "Genesis") or a single chapter in a book can be read (e.g. - "Genesis Chapter 1"). [Note: The "Hebrew/French" and "Hebrew Torah (with commentary)" versions can only be read by Chapter.] When reading a book or chapter (regardless of the version selected), it is also possible to listen to the Hebrew version of the selected book/chapter being read by pressing the "Play" button at the top of the page. The audio readings are pronounced in Sephardic-style Hebrew and they are streamed from the Snunit Kodesh site (http://kodesh.snunit.k12.il) in Israel.

2. Roots: This is useful for learning more about specific Hebrew words and for discovering related words. One of the really beautiful aspects of the Hebrew language is that all of the roots of the verbs and nouns are derived from two-letter units that are usually assembled as part of a three letter root. The Roots lookup is done on an external site (2letterlookup.com) and some hints on how to identify the root of a word (if you don't know Hebrew very well) is on that site. By selecting the first two letters of the root, a listing will be displayed of all Hebrew words (and, optionally, Aramaic words and/or proper names) that begin with those two letters. Once the list is displayed, double-tapping on a word will open up a further level of detail about the selected word.

An Internet connection is required in order to use this application. Since this application accesses sites that are not maintained by the author of the application, some content and/or functionality may not work correctly if those Internet sites change or if the sites are "down" for any reason. There is a configuration option (selected via iPhone preferences) to enable "caching" of contents so that the application can be used "off-line" (without an Internet connection). Once caching is enabled, it is possible to cache individual chapters, all chapters in a given book (e.g. - all chapters in "Genesis"), all the books in the Bible (for whichever version is currently selected), and all root lookup pages. Caching gives users the ability to make their own decisions about the pros/cons of keeping content local on the iPhone. If you mainly use the Hebrew Bible application when you're connected to a high-speed Internet connection, then you will probably want to leave caching turned off (the default setting) as that results in the least amount of "on phone" memory usage. However, enabling caching can make the application usable when you do not have Internet connectivity (e.g. - on an airplane) or when connection speeds are slow (e.g. - if you need to use it over an EDGE network rather than a 3G or WIFI connection).
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