App: ArabBible
Developer: Upper Room, Inc.
Genres: Education, Reference

ArabBible is an innovative and powerful app, designed to help English-speakers interactively learn the Classical Arabic of the Arabic Bible.

FROM A JOURNAL REVIEW...
“ArabBible is the most sophisticated and comprehensive aid available for students of the Arabic Bible. Packed with features that will enhance any student’s understanding of the Arabic Scriptures, ArabBible fills a significant gap in this important area of study.” 

FROM A PROFESSOR OF MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES... 
“You can’t imagine how much easier my own Arabic language studies would have been had I had a tool like ArabBible.”

FEATURES… 
• Complete grammatical explanations for every word in both the Arabic New Testament and the Old (more than 435,000 words). Click on any word to find a wealth of lexical and syntactical information. Not only is there a dictionary entry for each word, but contextual details are included as well. Grammatical analysis is something not even the best dictionary can provide. 

• Full-screen capability.

• Compare Arabic text with an English Bible version: KJV, NKJV, ESV, & NIV.

• Helpful Back Translation into English shows the structure of the literal Arabic at a glance. It immediately removes any confusion in understanding a particular verse. 

• High-quality audio recitation capability for each verse in the New Testament. The Scriptures are carefully read by a native Arabic-speaker. 

• Capability to slow down audio recitation to 50% of normal reading speed without reducing quality. 

• Verse notes clarify difficult passages. They also point out important, unusual or interesting issues concerning the verse. Using the notes is like having an Arabic expert sitting right beside you. 

• Bible Concordance. ArabBible features a 'smart searcher' that provides for a more comprehensive and accurate search than a typical word-search function. This is especially critical in Arabic, as a word may include prefixes and/or suffixes, and so may obscure the actual word core being sought. Amazingly, this Concordance will match a word that appears in ANY form!

• Root Analyzer. It is widely recognized that having a good understanding of words grouped by root will flatten the learning curve for Arabic vocabulary acquisition. When you select an Arabic root, ArabBible will compile a listing of all root-related words used in Scripture.

• Most Frequently Used Words. The most efficient and satisfying way to retain the vocabulary of Scripture is to focus on learning those words which appear most frequently, leaving the more obscure words until you have a better grasp of the language. But how do you know which words occur often and which do not? ArabBible solves this problem for you by presenting a list of the most frequently used words in Scripture. You can choose how many words you want to be presented with, and what kinds of words.

• Chapter Vocabulary. Grouping words in a particular chapter can greatly help memorization. ArabBible's Chapter Glossary facilitates with. All the words of a particular chapter may be viewed and printed out, being grouped by part of speech.

• Verb Conjugator. With one button click, a selected verb is conjugated for you. Conjugation can be difficult for the beginner to remember, and this kind of grammatical aid clarifies not only the verb in context, but also gives a quick reminder as to how a certain kind of verb is parsed. Even for an advanced-level student, an occasional visit to the Verb Conjugator can help, especially when checking infrequently used verbs, uncommon forms, or verbs that simply defy explanation.

Release notes:
• Newly upgraded database.
• Corrections and enhancements.