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How to install Greek and Hebrew keyboards

Updated over a year ago

Biblingo offers the opportunity to practice actively producing Greek and Hebrew through typing, which will improve you're ability to read with fluency and comprehension. In order to type in Biblingo, you'll need to install a Greek/Hebrew keyboard on your device. Any Greek/Hebrew keyboard should be compatible with Biblingo. Some devices will have native Greek/Hebrew keyboards available, but these are generally for modern Greek and Hebrew, so they sometimes don't include all the characters you need.

For web:

There are several free keyboards available that are designed for ancient Greek and Hebrew. One we recommend is produced by Tyndale House and is available to download here: https://us.stepbible.org/downloads.jsp (scroll down to Tyndale Keyboard and Unicode Font Kits).

There are installation instructions and a usage guide available there as well. Some people have trouble with installation even with these instructions. We found this video (we did not produce it) that has been helpful to some users: https://youtu.be/ts8tu9e1Kao

For mobile:

There are several free keyboards available that are designed for ancient Greek and Hebrew. One we recommend is produced by SIL and is available in the Keyman app:

Additionally, here are installation instructions for the Keyman app:

  1. Install the Keyman app via the App Store or Google Play Store (links above)

  2. Open the app

  3. Tap the three horizontal dots menu in the top-right corner

  4. Select "Settings"

  5. Select "Installed Languages"

  6. Tap the "+" (plus symbol) in the top-right corner

  7. Select "Add New Keyboard..."

  8. Search for Hebrew and/or Greek

  9. Select “Hebrew (SIL)” and/or “Polytonic Greek (SIL)”

  10. Tap the "Install keyboard" button

  11. Tap "Install" in the top-right corner

  12. Follow the prompts to install the keyboard

Next, you have to enable Keyman in your phone settings. Here's how:

  1. Open your settings

  2. Choose General

  3. Choose Keyboard

  4. Select Keyboards

  5. Select "Add New Keyboard..."

  6. Choose Keyman

  7. Enable "Allow Full Access"

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