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Learn modern and biblical Hebrew from videos, podcasts and books.

You learn Hebrew by understanding it. So everything here arrives ready to read: vowels (nikkud) on every word, English beside every line, and an explanation for any word you tap.

  • Start at any level
  • Upload any text or media
  • Hundreds of free texts and videos
  • No credit card required

Shakshuka in ten minutes

A cooking video · 10 minutes · you know 80% of the words here

2:20 / 10:12
working on it new to you Tap any word, or a time to hear the line again.

Your own Hebrew

If it’s in Hebrew, you can learn from it here.

Paste a link or drop a file. Recordings are written out word by word and timed to the voice, so each word lights up as it’s said.

What you’d see

That’s a YouTube video, 9 minutes, Hebrew subtitles written by a person.

Sabich, step by step

80% of it you already know

Ready in about 4 minutes.

  • עַכְשָׁיו שׁוֹבְרִים אֶת הַבֵּיצִיםNow crack the eggs

    A YouTube link or a video file

  • יַאלְלָה, בּוֹאוּאֵיזֶה יוֹפִיתִּרְאוּ אֶת זֶה

    Reels, Shorts, TikToks and Facebook videos

  • 18:40 / 31:06

    A podcast

  • 0:47

    הֵי, רָאִיתָ אֶת הַהוֹדָעָה שֶׁשָּׁלַחְתִּי?

    A voice note

  • @kan_news

    הַיּוֹם בָּעֶרֶב: סִדְרָה חֲדָשָׁה לְכָל הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה

    Posts from X

  • סַבְתָּא, אֵיךְ עוֹשִׂים שַׁקְשׁוּקָה?

    רַק עַגְבָנִיּוֹת טוֹבוֹת, בָּצָל וְשׁוּם.

    A WhatsApp or Telegram chat

  • הַגֶּשֶׁם חוֹזֵר בְּסוֹף הַשָּׁבוּעַ

    הַתַּחֲזִית: גְּשָׁמִים בַּצָּפוֹן וּבַמֶּרְכָּז, וְקַר יוֹתֵר בַּלַּיְלָה.

    News and articles, from any site

  • A photo of a letter, a form or a sign

How you learn

Learn a little Hebrew every day, from things you’d choose anyway.

Pick a video, a podcast or a chapter, and targum turns it into a lesson built on the words you already know.

  1. Pick something just past what you know

    We compare every word in a text with the words you know, so you see how much you’ll understand before you start.

    Shakshuka in ten minutes
    This week’s news · easy
    Homemade hummus, step by step

  2. Tap any word

    Each word comes with its dictionary form, root and binyan. Missing vowels are filled in, and each one we add is marked.

    for it to heat up hitpa’el · ח־מ־ם

  3. Watch your Hebrew grow

    Every word you learn is counted and moves you up the ulpan ladder, so you can see how far you’ve come.

    2,140words known · ב bet

Talk to targum

Ask anything, and practise talking while you do.

  • Write in Hebrew or English. targum answers in simple Hebrew, with the English underneath.
  • When you slip, it shows you the right sentence and why.
  • It works in Claude and ChatGPT too. Ask what to read next, and it answers from the words you know. See how to connect
  1. You

    השקשוקה שלי היה טעים

  2. targum
    Corrected

    הַשַּׁקְשׁוּקָה שֶׁלִּי הָיְתָה טְעִימָה.

    My shakshuka was delicious.

    נִשְׁמָע טָעִים. יֵשׁ לָנוּ סִרְטוֹן עַל חוּמוּס בֵּיתִי. רוֹצֶה לִרְאוֹת?

    Sounds delicious. We have a video on homemade hummus. Want to watch it?

    Open Homemade hummus
2 new words on your list Keep as a text

The library

Nearly 500 texts and videos to learn from, free.

This week’s news at three levels, graded stories, Bialik and the whole Tanakh, many with a published translation set beside the Hebrew sentence by sentence.

VideoShakshuka in ten minutes80% of words known
ModernThis week’s news · easy90% of words known
RevivalBialik · הַכְנִיסִינִי60% of words known
BiblicalGenesis 1, with Onkelos70% of words known

Genesis with its chanting marks, and Onkelos beside it.

The Hebrew with its chanting marks, an English translation under every verse, and Targum Onkelos whenever you want the Aramaic.

  • Chanting marks on or off.
  • The weekly portion chanted, each word lit as it’s sung.
  • Daniel and Ezra’s Aramaic chapters, on a list of their own.

Genesis 1 · Bereshit

Hebrew · English

Questions

Before you join.

When does it open?

We’re opening in small groups. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when your turn comes.

Is targum for me?

If you’re learning Hebrew and know the alphabet, yes: whether you’re fresh out of an ulpan, a year into an app, studying for a degree or keeping up with the weekly portion. The library is sorted by the words you already know, so there’s always something you can learn from.

Does it replace a course?

It’s the other half of one. A course teaches you the rules; targum gives you real Hebrew to practise them on, every day, and keeps count of every word you learn.

Biblical or modern?

Both, on one list. A word you learn in Genesis is already yours when it turns up in the news.

What will it cost?

The library is free to read and stays free. There’ll be a paid plan for reading your own Hebrew: the videos, podcasts and books you bring us.

Can I use it in Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. Connect targum and your AI talks to you in Hebrew built from the words you know, and shows you how to fix each mistake. See how to connect

Is what I bring private?

Yes. What you bring is yours, and we never train a model on it.

The waitlist

Be among the first to learn Hebrew this way.

We’re opening in small groups. Leave your email and we’ll tell you when it’s your turn.

Free to start, with the whole library open.