Vardabooks' Tanakh is made to retains most of the benefits of its hardcopy counterpart while adding the rich functionality that comes along with this approach.

One of its the unique features is that it has been programmed to accept biblical references in other properly prepared books, e.g. JPS Torah Commentaries, so a click on such reference in that book opens Tanakh in a separate window in the referred to place.

OTHER BENEFITS OF THIS ELECTRONIC EDITION

Hebrew

Find the authoritative Hebrew text according to masoretic tradition (accepted by scholars and rabbinic authorities), complete with cantillation marks, vocalization and verse numbers. The Hebrew text is conveniently formatted to match the English translation, and is slightly larger than the English for easy reading.

• Hebrew headers
  to identify place in Hebrew text
• K"ri and Ketiv
  traditional variants indicated in Hebrew text
• Cantillation marks
• Vocalization
• Arabic verse numbers
  within Hebrew text
• Paragraph breaks
• Parasha breaks
• Poetry
  Hebrew formatted to English poetry
• Traditional footnotes
  in Hebrew
• Index of Torah Readings

English

The renowned JPS English translation is considered by both Jewish and Christian scholars to be the most authoritative translation of Hebrew scripture, reflecting the latest findings in biblical scholarship, archaeological research, comparative Semitics and linguistic analysis.

• Scholarly footnotes
  in English from JPS translation
• English headers
  identifying biblical book, verse, and weekly portion (for the Torah)
• Verse numbers
  in English

Search

Automated search in English translation for specific names, words or phrases throughout
the entire Bible or on any given page. All search features outlined below requires the use of free Acrobat 5.0 or higher with Search function.

• Simple and Powerful Find command:
  refine by selecting Match Whole Word Only, Match Case, Find Backwards
• Word Stemming Search:*
  find all search term derivatives
• "Sounds Like" Search:*
  find alternative spellings of proper names
• Search using Thesaurus:*
  find synonyms for the search term
• Proximity Option Search:*
  find two separate items on the same page
• Set Preferences:*
  control the order of your search results, determine the number of searches you want to display, choose how highlights are displayed (by page, by word, or not at all)
• Refine Search using Boolean terms*
• Search Simultaneously the Tanakh and other PDF documents.*

Similar search in Hebrew is available while online.

Copy, Paste and Share*

Copy and paste of what you have found into your word-processor; no need to retype the text.

• Copy English text:
  use "Column Select Tool" to select exactly the text you need and re-flow it
• Copy Hebrew text:
  use "Graphics Select Tool" to copy and paste perfectly formatted Hebrew text (be it a single glyph or an entire page) into virtually any word-processor; no special fonts necessary.
• Share copied Hebrew text:
  Because you have pasted Hebrew as an image, you can send it as a part of your Word Processor"s file almost to anyone else. No need to worry about "embedding" or installing properly fonts on another person"s system.

Bookmark, Link, Annotate

One of the most important abilities one has when working with a printed book is the ability to add marginal notes and annotate the text. Now, Student and Scholar editions of Vardabooks give you the same or even more extensive capabilities when using them online.

Tanakh is a unique product where there is no additional charge for online use.

Better yet, when using Scholar Edition, you can simply click on the button and make all your notes instantly available to anyone else. This functionality is perfect for organizing relevant information and/or sharing your thoughts with your congregants, students, or colleagues.

Print *

• Print Hebrew and English text together:
  the result will be page-for-page identical to the paper version of the JPS Tanakh; perfect for making personal or scholarly notes and always being on the same page as others reading from this now-standard Bible edition.
  
  PLEASE NOTE: printing online is permitted one page at the time for personal use only.

* Applies only to Student and Scholar formats, but not to free Online Reader Edition.