Ha-yesod: Fundamentals of Hebrew (English and Hebrew Edition) 8th Edition

Excellent. Very well organized. Clear definitions. really helpful.

I like this book a lot because it has good grammar lesson, good exercises in both Hebrew and English. Easy to follow along if you are motivated to learn Hebrew.

This book is a wonderful book for learning vocabulary and grammar. I only wish the Hebrew print was a slightly larger because the Hebrew vowels are hard to see with my glasses on. Nevertheless, it’s wonderfulI also wish the vocabulary sections were alphabetized for easy look up.This book is best used with the quizzes app. My teacher puts all the vocab on flashcards for us

This has been helpful to clarify some issues that the lessons on Duolingo don't spell out. A bit complicated, but then Hebrew is not an easy language. Glad I bought it.

I've gone through many Hebrew textbooks, and this one, by far, teaches the language the most effectively. I picked up the language very quickly by writing out every vocabulary list--including vowels--using printed, not cursive, letters, and writing out all questions and their answers, and even the readings. For me, writing is kind of "zen," as it slows me down and forces my focus to be placed on each letter, their proper vowels and the pattern of how the different types of verbs vary according to tense. Vocabulary learning is reinforced by continuing to use words learned in previous chapters while adding new ones to them as the book progresses. There's a vocabulary list, answers to all the questions, and a verb table in the back of the book. I use YouTube videos to listen to Hebrew spoken by Israelis. It's a perfect supplement. Buy it. Be serious, attentive, and take the time to write things out, and, if you're Ike me, you will NOT regret spending money to buy this book! You'll also end up speaking Hebrew like an Israeli if you use YouTube. Just have fun with it!

I've studied French, Hebrew and Arabic, and I would say that Ha-Yesod is the single best textbook I have used. What I find especially helpful is the translation exercise at the end of each chapter. Several reviewers complained that there is no answer key. I, at first, was perplexed by this. However, the chapters are so short that it is not difficult to find an example to correct oneself. Also, when you translate the exercises correctly, you will not need an answer key. I'll leave it there and let you have a chuckle as you remember this while doing the exercises. I believe the philosophy behind the text is to make the student search a little, sometimes feel perplexed, but in the end gain a far deeper understanding of the language. Ha-Yesod is an intelligently constructed and well edited textbook of the highest quality. I highly recommend it.

This is a great text, which takes you from scratch. This is not just adults in airports and restaurants, but children in real-life situations. There are no CD's prepared for this course, but I am giving it a top rating for its presentation alone. You can purchase Living Language to get a Hebrew course with CD's, but Living Language does not include a glossary in the back.The lessons are bite-size, so you can handle them better and feel your progress. A forgotten vocabulary word can be easily found in the glossary, which includes a number with each entry representing the chapter the word first appeared in. The pages don't come lose like the "Teach Yourself" books, as this is a large format, high-quality printing, similar to many of the textbooks I had in college for Spanish and Russian. The only drawback might be that the student who doesn't want to learn the script will not find the lesson texts written in both Latin letters and script.

Good book. The stories are good. Frustrating because there should be a much better glossary and also translation from both Hebrew to English and from English to Hebrew. There were also a few misprints and mistakes. There should also be an answer key for all the questions to see what you answered right or wrong). Would be great if there were also an accompanying audio CD to listen to how the words are actually pronounced by the natives.