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Links to the best online Hebrew dictionaries and vocabulary lists, electronic hand-held dictionaries and books.
Ecology Dictionary
Hebrew ecology terms - text is in Hebrew with a few words translated into English.
Ectaco
Developers of handheld electronic dictionaries in many languages and other language software, including softare for the Palm.
Hebrew Abbreviations
A list of Hebrew abbreviations. Click on the letter you wish to see; then click on each individual entry. Viewable without Hebrew fonts but there are no explanations of the Hebrew abbreviations. From the Princeton University Library.
Hebrew Speaking Dictionary
The only Hebrew-English / English-Hebrew electronic dictionary that translates for you and allows you to hear the word in Hebrew in a natural human voice. This dictionary was produced specially for English speakers and is not available in stores.
Hebrew "Speaktionary"
A fun talking dictionary on CD rom.
Israeli On-Line Shop
You can purchase the Milonit and Super-Milonit handheld electronic dictionaries here, in several language combinations. The Milonit, recommended for Hebrew learners, transliterates Hebrew phonetically. The shop owners will gladly answer any questions by email. This friendly online shop also features jewelry and gifts.
Microsoft's English-Hebrew Glossary
Computer terms (Hebrew fonts required).
Microsoft’s Hebrew-English Glossary
Computer terms (Hebrew fonts required).
My Hebrew Dictionary
Online English-Hebrew dictionary by Jacob Richman covering several areas including Aliyah, Computers, Food and Judaism.  The Hebrew entries are vocalized but there is no transliteration.
Quicktionary - Information from the Developers' Site
Detailed information about the Quicktionary, a Hebrew-English handheld OCR pen/dictionary. Use it to scan a word from any printed text and see the various possible translations on the screen. This link will take you to the Wizcom Technologies site (the developers of Quicktionary). You can purchase the Quicktionary online from TES (click on the "Quicktionary - Purchase" link below).
Quicktionary - Purchase
Purchase the Quicktionary pen scanner online from TES! They give great service and support and usually have the best prices! (Scroll down until you see the Quicktionary.)
Rav Milim
Award-winning CD version of a Hebrew-Hebrew dictionary. Most up to date and complete, but requires Hebrew Windows to run.  Hebrew text. 
Super Milon For Windows
Find translations, synonyms, antonyms, and add new words. Thousands of searchable expressions; 8,000 verb tables with full conjugations. From World Language Resources.
TES
Offers several models of versatile handheld electronic dictionaries - all include a business organizer, and some models include speech. One model is trilingual - Hebrew, English and Russian.
Unique Hebrew-English Dictionary
Online dictionary - anyone can add an entry (some words are misspelled), so this should be considered more of a fun dictionary rather than a standard reference.
WordPoint
A real-time interactive dictionary that lets you translate between English and any one of Hebrew, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Yiddish English Handheld Electronic Dictionary
The Language Teacher series for English/Yiddish. Features main vocabulary of over 50,000 words, including general words, over 800 Yiddish idioms and 300 proverbs, plus many additional features. From Ectaco.
A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language
By Ernest Klein. Entries are listed alphabetically in Hebrew with descriptions in English.  Hardcover.  This book is out of print in the U.S. is available from Booksinternational.com (to which this link will take you).  Highly recommended.
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