LearnHebrew

Live demo: https://canmertdogan.github.io/learnhebrew/

LearnHebrew is a polished, scriptorium-inspired Hebrew learning app built around Torah passages, vocabulary, verbs, sentences, handwriting practice, and a searchable dictionary. It runs as a web app and is packaged for macOS and Android.

Highlights

• Dashboard journey with XP, streak, accuracy, due reviews, daily quests, and Leitner memory boxes.
• Torah reader with clickable words and contextual meanings.
• Vocabulary, verbs, and sentences with flashcards and quizzes.
• Handwriting practice with tracing and scoring.
• Nikud (vowel points) workshop with a guided chart, sound drill, and a cheat sheet (alphabet, nikud, prefixes, pronouns).
• Hebrew–Turkish dictionary with thousands of entries.
• Turkish and English interface.
• Sound, animations, transliteration, and daily goals.
• Responsive layout for mobile, tablet, and desktop.

Project Structure

web_app/        Web application (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)
android_app/    Android wrapper project
macos_native/   macOS native wrapper sources
LearnHebrew.app macOS application bundle
data_src/       Source data and translation files

Running the Web App

Open web_app/index.html in a modern browser, or serve the folder locally:

cd web_app
python3 -m http.server 8080

Then visit http://127.0.0.1:8080.

Releases

Prebuilt downloads are available on the GitHub Releases page:

• macOS: LearnHebrew-macOS.zip
• Windows: LearnHebrew-Windows.zip (portable web build; open index.html in a browser)
• Android: LearnHebrew-Android.apk

Building

Web

No build step is required. Edit files in web_app/ and refresh.

Android

cd android_app
export JAVA_HOME="/path/to/jdk17"
export ANDROID_HOME="/path/to/android/sdk"
gradle assembleDebug

The APK is generated at:

app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

macOS

The macOS bundle is included as LearnHebrew.app. Rebuild native wrappers from macos_native/ if needed.

Data

• web_app/data.js — base words, verbs, and sentences
• web_app/torah.js — Torah passages and word glosses
• web_app/dict_extra.js — extended dictionary entries

License

This project is provided for educational use. Fonts and derived dictionary data may have their own licenses.