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Soniox App

Live captions and translation for travel in Hebrew

Soniox App translates speech in real time, word by word, across 60+ languages and is built for deaf and hard-of-hearing users who work across language barriers. Conversations flow naturally with no waiting. Works with Hebrew and 60+ other languages.

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Speak your language, be understood in theirs in Hebrew

Language barriers slow down conversations and create misunderstandings. Soniox App removes them. Get seamless Hebrew transcriptions today.

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Cross-border collaboration

Work with Hebrew-speaking teams, clients, and partners without language getting in the way.

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Travel, work, daily life

From traveling in Hebrew-speaking countries to joining international meetings, Translator handles any situation where languages differ.

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No interpreter needed

Soniox App works like a live voice interpreter, translating Hebrew speech in real time between any supported languages.

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Understand every word

Even when Hebrew accents or fast speech make listening hard, Translator shows you exactly what was said.

Translation that keeps up with conversation in Hebrew

Soniox App translates as people speak, not after they finish. Handles Hebrew across varieties like Israeli Hebrew and Mizrahi Hebrew.

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Two-way conversations

Speak Hebrew while others speak their language. Soniox App translates both directions so everyone understands.

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60+ languages

Translate Hebrew and 60+ other languages with natural conversation flow.

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No manual setup

Just start speaking Hebrew. Soniox App detects the language and translates automatically without configuration.

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Multi-language groups

Handle conversations mixing Hebrew and other languages. Each participant sees translations in their language.

Hebrew at a glance

Key facts about Hebrew.

עברית

native name

9 million

speakers worldwide

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country where spoken

Hebrew transcription accuracy

Soniox App is powered by next-gen speech AI model developed inhouse by Soniox. The table below shows how Soniox AI performs on Hebrew transcription compared to 7 other providers.

ProviderWER (Hebrew)Accuracy
Soniox#17.5%92.5%
ElevenLabs9.6%90.4%
Speechmatics10.6%89.4%
AWS11.2%88.8%
Google12.1%87.9%
Azure15.8%84.2%
OpenAI16.1%83.9%
AssemblyAI34.4%65.6%

Word error rate (WER) measures how many words a speech-to-text engine gets wrong. Lower is better.

Soniox outperforms ElevenLabs, Speechmatics, AWS, Google, Azure, OpenAI, and AssemblyAI on Hebrew transcription accuracy.

Soniox App: The all-in-one AI speech toolkit

Smart Scribe, Translator, and Voice Typing cover three ways people work with speech.

Smart Scribe

Caption Hebrew conversations live

App feature Smart Scribe
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Translator

Translate Hebrew and 60+ other languages live

App feature Translator
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Voice Typing

Speak to type in Hebrew

App feature Voice Typing
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One app. Everything you do with voice in Hebrew.

Get started free

Transcribe conversations in real time with Soniox.

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Free to start, with free credits added every week.

Learn everything Soniox can do

Need more details? The Soniox Help Center provides complete documentation for the app, including guides, videos, screenshots, and feature walkthroughs.

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Private by default

Soniox never stores your recordings and never uses your audio to train models. Everything is processed securely in real-time, then gone.

Hebrew language trivia

שלום - that's how you say hello in Hebrew.

History and background

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    Hebrew was revived as a spoken language in the late 19th century after centuries of use primarily as a liturgical language.

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    Eliezer Ben-Yehuda is credited as the driving force behind the revival of Hebrew as a modern spoken language.

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    Hebrew is the only Canaanite language still spoken today.

Distinctive features

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    Hebrew uses a consonantal alphabet (abjad) where vowels are optionally indicated with diacritical marks called nikkud.

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    Like Arabic, Hebrew has a root-and-pattern morphology based on three- or four-consonant roots.

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    Modern Hebrew has been extensively modernized with new vocabulary for technology and science.

Dialects and varieties

Israeli HebrewMizrahi HebrewSephardi Hebrew

Official language in

Israel

Related languages we support

Frequently asked questions about Hebrew live captions and translation for travel

How well does Soniox App handle Hebrew as it is actually spoken day to day?arrow_downward
Very well. Hebrew has 9 million speakers, mostly in Israel, and real-world Hebrew is very different from the clean, slow speech most tools are trained on. Fast delivery, informal vocabulary, regional expressions, and overlapping voices in group settings are all things Soniox App is built to handle.
How accurate is Soniox for Hebrew compared to other providers?arrow_downward
Soniox achieves a 7.5% word error rate for Hebrew, outperforming ElevenLabs, Speechmatics, AWS, and 4 other providers in independent benchmarks. Lower word error rate means fewer mistakes in your transcripts.
What writing system does Hebrew use?arrow_downward
Hebrew is written in the Hebrew script, which is read from right to left. The script uses diacritical marks to convey additional phonetic information. Soniox App handles Hebrew text natively, including all script-specific characters.
Does Soniox handle different Hebrew dialects?arrow_downward
Hebrew has several recognized varieties, including Israeli Hebrew, Mizrahi Hebrew, and Sephardi Hebrew. Soniox is trained on diverse Hebrew speech data, so it handles regional variation and dialectal differences effectively.
What language family does Hebrew belong to?arrow_downward
Hebrew belongs to the Afro-Asiatic > Semitic > Northwest Semitic language family. Among the languages Soniox supports, related languages include Arabic. Understanding these linguistic relationships helps Soniox deliver better accuracy across language families.
What is Soniox App?arrow_downward
Soniox App is a real-time speech app that turns spoken conversations into text and translations instantly. You can transcribe, translate, dictate, and summarize speech across 60+ languages — live, as people speak.
Does Soniox App provide real-time translation?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox App translates speech word by word as it's spoken — without waiting for the end of a sentence — so conversations stay natural and uninterrupted.
Is Soniox App a voice interpreter?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox App works like a live voice interpreter, showing instant translations on screen. It supports one-way and two-way conversations between any supported languages.
Is my audio or data stored?arrow_downward
No. Soniox App never stores your audio or uses it to train models. Text outputs are stored only to provide the service to you and are never used for model training.
Is Soniox App free to use?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox App offers free usage to get started, with paid plans available for unlimited and advanced features.