Want a reliable first Hebrew-English dictionary? Go For This One!!
583833
Very very useful, probably the most useful print dictionary that I have every found, because it is very comprehensive, each entry is very specific and informative, and each entry actually has two example sentences (for the language beginner): a simple helpful definition for the word in hebrew (no translation) and an actual sample sentence. Also includes the gender forms for single and plural so there is no ambiguity for irregular forms. also touches admirably on verbs. Great resource for native speakers, and also especially for learners. Love it
3996611
This is a great tool if you already know Hebrew; not if you are just learning or novice. There should be a note before buying that this if for people that already have the Hebrew aleph-Bets learned and you are now studying the vowel pointings. So I would not recommend if you are a novice, but if you have something else that will help you with this guide, then buy it
2141096
I honestly don't know why this dictionary isn't recommended more than it is. I have owned almost half a dozen bible dictionaries and this is by far the best one. It was originally published as two volumes so the print is very small but that means it is packed full of articles about everything in the Bible. It's historical background articles are some of the best, it is awesome for word studies , and it contains theological topics not found in any other single volume bible dictionary of its kind (i.e. entries on Calvinism, Arminianism, Pelagianism, etc). This bible dictionary, along with ESV Study Bible and Bakers Topical Guide to the Bible, are invaluable tools for bible study. If you get only one single volume bible dictionary, make it this one!
1406686
I love this book!  I've taken Hebrew before, but that course, while presenting Hebrew conversation, never presented the grammar rules and just assumed that you would learn them.  This has a very concise format.
429206
As someone learning Hebrew, the extra notations of rarely-used words and slight greying of people and places is incredibly useful. Of course, this increases the thickness of the book in its entirety, which makes it a mite cumbersome to carry around at leisure, especially for not being a full Heb/Eng edition.  Also, the leather binding isn't as tough as I'd truly desire for long-time use, though the soft leather doesn't pose any problem for my slow acclimation to the language in which it's written.  And I agree with the Jewish person's note elsewhere on here that it would be incredibly useful to have the parshas marked for the Hebrew reader of this Reader's Hebrew Bible.  But, overall, it's a good product and I am very pleased.
1817776
This dictionary is excellent for all levels of Hebrew speakers.  It includes special sections for words to use at the restaurant, the doctor, the movie theater etc.  Also has special sections teaching the user how to conjugate Hebrew words.  The words are translated clearly and used in a sentence.  A must have for any Hebrew speaker!
2049630
I first memorized this list in 1998 and have utilized it in my Hebrew teaching over the years.  There are a number of these kinds of tools for biblical languages, but this one is my favorite.  Here's why:

1.  The formatting is visually friendly.  In memorizing a list, it is important that the eye is not distracted, as by unnecessary transliteration.  The layout of this book is simple and clear.

2. The Hebrew words are on the left page, the English definitions are on the right page. This allows the user to look at the term to be memorized without accidentally viewing the definition.

3. The terms are divided not only into categories of frequency, but also verbs, nouns, and prepositions.  Since Hebrew nouns typically derive from verbs, and other categories such as adjectives derive from both of these, the list was strategically compiled so as to allow the fewest number of terms to be memorized.  Many new unfamiliar terms in the Hebrew text can easily be associated with these terms, due to common etymology, as they are encountered.

4. In 1999, I looked up every one of these terms separately in 6 lexicons/theological dictionaries as well as examined their usage independently in the biblical text.  I discovered that definitions provided by Watts provide a remarkable balance of brevity and thoroughness in covering the semantic ranges of each term respectively.  I have tried this with other lists with less satisfaction.

5. At times this booklet has been out of print or unavailable.  I own three copies, but for personal use, have made copies that I could carry with me so as to avoid unnecessary wear and tear on the source copies.  Point being: I have highly prized this little book for its great help.  I always direct my students to this list and have required it for my courses when appropriate.
1898448
This is a top dictionary for some one that wants to increase their knowledge of Hebrew. Buy this product. HJH
709382
What a great resource. This great tool is a Hebrew Bible word list in various forms. It is the book that gives me fits because there's always a vocabulary quiz coming out of it every day for class.
905117
Everyone should get this as well as Enoch (Hanoch) also Jasher!  THEY ARE AMAZING!  Ken Johnson is the scholar you will find is so accurate!  I only wish that you'd stop using the *PAGAN* terminology your normal readers may relate to and go more with the original Aramaic Hebrew terminology and Otiot, for accuracy  Just explain it in the beginning of the books, eh?
3854757
Excellent method for learning the Hebrew abjad (not technically an "alphabet", as alphabets like English and Greek contain vowels, whereas like all Semitic languages such as Arabic, Hebrew is written using consonant symbols only, with diacritics to indicate vowel sounds). Seriously, this little book works wonders on your retention if you follow along and grab a notepad and actually do the exercises. I spent less than a week pounding away at this little book and today I just got on biblehub.com and started in with Genesis and found I had no problem sounding out the words. It worked so well I passed it on to a Jewish friend who said he tried learning but never stuck to it. Great little book - don't be fooled by my continued use of the diminutive here, the book, while little, is VERY good at what it does. After this, you'll need only start actually reading and learning the lexicon, and I'm thinking a grammar would be the next order of business. But if you want to start with the abjad, start here. You would think, as I did, that simply turning to Wikipedia would do the trick but the book was so cheap and Wikipedia wasn't sticking, so I really was helped by this book - it covers the all-important diacritics as well.
1300670
An absolute treasure of a work! This book (oversized) presents the reader with both broad overviews clear enough for the neophyte S.A. fan, as well as rare personal family letters, photos, poems, plays that (until now) I've never found in print, and so much more to please even the most thorough Sholem Aleychem scholar. For some reason, the listing description claims it's in Hebrew -- it's not. It's clear, easy-reading English with bits and pieces here and there of (non-Yivo-standard) Yiddish transliteration and, on some of the reprinted artifacts/etc., some limited Yiddish in Alef-bayz. I ordered this because I found a citation claiming one play I was looking for ("It's Hard to Be a Jew") was included, but when I received it, I realized it not only included several other things I had spent years hunting for, but also a trove of things I didn't even know existed. The table of contents would be too long to list, but I'd simply say this: if it's "weak" on anything, it's on the inclusion of the stuff you can already find anywhere. It has several (though not all) Tevye stories, several (though far from all) of his other short stories, etc. Those, of course, can all be picked up from your local bookstore in numerous paperback copies. What this book has is, quite simply, everything else.
2542167
You still need a background in hebrew syntax, but this keeps you having to look up every other word in a lexicon, saving a lot of time.  Very good Bible.
3708602
This is concise aide and handy resource for Hebrew study
1351188
Well, I don't read Hebrew so well YET.  My teacher selected this text because the font is legible and accurate for beginner readers.  The vowels are clear and legible, and the verbiage apparently makes this a fairly authoritative text, too.  The book isn't very flashy, but do you really need all that in your Hebrew Bible?
3776682
I am very pleased and overjoyed  with this book and I've seen a lot of others.  The book is loyal to its title: it is concise, easy to use and has made it easy to learn Hebrew. The author deserves much credit for the book's organization and his homework to compile  the most common words you need to quickly navigate the language simply,without the usual gimmicks.
366682
This dictionary is GREAT!!!! It has all kinds of examples as to how you use the words, which helps a lot if you are learning the language. I highly recommend this! I wish the new one had come out sooner... I would have bought that! But this is still a good dictionary! It even has crossword puzzles in it!