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Welcome to version 2.0 of the Hebrewer, a web-based lexicon generator developed at the University of Texas at Austin. This version of the Hebrewer runs as an applet from within a Java-aware browser. It is based on a program which interacts with an updateable database of Hebrew roots. The Hebrewer starts in noun mode, but with the click of a tab it can also be used for verbs. Once a noun or verb has been selected, the user will see the display of its declension or conjugation. It works either in the Hebrew square script or transcription (switch mode via the Script menu bar option). The transcription option is maintained chiefly for the purpose of future use with a speech synthesizer. About the Nouns: The applet is capable of generating some two thousand one hundred nouns in full declension. About the Verbs: Currently only a small number of verb groups are programmed with a limited inventory of some four hundred and sixty regular, final-heh, short, pe-nun, and lamed-nun verbs. As the pilot testing our capability to generate verbs has been successfully completed, we expect our verb database to grow substantially in the near future. The tenses are displayed separately due to space constraints. The user can select a different tense using the tabs at the top of the display. The meaning of the verb is given for the pa'al pattern, unless stated otherwise. Unlike other tools we have developed and made available through the Modern Hebrew Project site, the Hebrewer is a fairly complex program which requires that the user download a number of special extensions (see instructions below). We are aware of a small number of "bugs" in the current version of the program, and we are fixing them as they are found. Our servlet is re-started once a week or so, and that is when corrections we make and addition to the database are expected to take effect. As the application is fairly large, it may take up to a minute to load.
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