Hebrew Reading Practice

The best way to get better at reading Hebrew is to read a lot of it. StoryHebrew gives you a growing library of graded stories with adjustable nikud. Start with full vowel marks and remove them as your reading improves.

הַיֶּלֶד הַקָּטָן הָלַךְ לְבֵית הַסֵּפֶר וְקָרָא סִיפּוּר אָרוֹךְ עַל חָתוּל שֶׁאָהַב לְשַׂחֵק בַּגָּן

The little boy went to the library and read a long story about a cat that loved to play in the garden.

Nikud (Vowel Marks) Full
No vowels Full vowels

StoryHebrew lets you control nikud level on every story. Start with full vowel marks and reduce them as you improve.

Interactive Reader Demo

Click any word to see its full analysis

hayeled הילד akhal אכל banana בננה vehayalda והילדה akhla אכלה tapuach תפוח

The boy ate a banana and the girl ate an apple.

Verb

אָכַל

akhal

ate

Past TenseMasculineSingular

You're closer than you think

Pick a story and start reading. Tap any word you don't know and it just clicks.

Adjustable nikud for every level

Use the nikud slider to control how many vowel marks appear in the text. Full nikud helps beginners sound out words. Partial nikud challenges intermediate readers. No nikud simulates real-world Hebrew text like newspapers and websites.

Word-by-word support when you need it

Tap any word to see its meaning, grammar, root, and pronunciation. Sentence-level English translations are available if you get stuck. The support is there when you need it, invisible when you don't.

Practice with native audio

Every story includes native Hebrew audio narration. Listen along as you read to connect written Hebrew with spoken Hebrew. This dual input accelerates both reading speed and listening comprehension.

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