Middle East · Israel
Hebrew conversational speech dataset
500 hours of spontaneous Hebrew conversations recorded in Israel across 50 vetted native speakers. Dual-channel audio with time-aligned transcripts, speaker metadata (age, gender, region, device), and full chain-of-consent documentation. Licensed for commercial ASR, TTS, and voice AI training.
Dataset specifications
| Language | Hebrew |
|---|---|
| Recorded in | Israel |
| Speech type | Spontaneous two-person conversations |
| Volume | 500 hours |
| Speakers | 50 vetted native speakers |
| Audio | Dual-channel (one channel per speaker) |
| Transcripts | Time-aligned, human-verified |
| Metadata | Age, gender, region, recording device |
| License | Commercial (training & evaluation) |
| Price | $95 per hour of audio |
Need more hours, another dialect or your own recording setup? We collect speech data to spec.
Built for
Training and evaluating speech models that must handle real Hebrew speech:
- Automatic speech recognition (ASR / STT)
- Text-to-speech & voice synthesis prosody
- Voice agents and IVR for Israel
- Speaker diarization & turn-taking models
- Speech LLM / audio-understanding fine-tuning
Why conversational data?
Models trained on read speech consistently underperform on spontaneous audio. Disfluencies, overlap, and natural speech rates aren’t in the training distribution. This dataset closes that gap for Hebrew. Read more in our guide to conversational vs. scripted speech data.
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Public alternatives
Public Hebrew speech data vs. this dataset
| Source | What it is | License | Commercial training |
|---|---|---|---|
| ivrit.ai crowd-transcribe-v5 (opens in a new tab)ivrit.ai | Volunteer-transcribed Hebrew audio from ivrit.ai's collection of podcasts, lectures and other online content; gated download on Hugging Face. | ivrit.ai License (CC BY 4.0 terms, with use limited to training AI models or academic research) | Allowed, with restrictions |
| Common Voice Scripted Speech (Hebrew) (opens in a new tab)Mozilla Common Voice (Mozilla Data Collective) | Read speech recordings in Hebrew from Mozilla's Common Voice project. | CC0 1.0 | Allowed |
| FLEURS (Hebrew) (opens in a new tab)Google | Read sentences from the FLoRes translation benchmark, recorded in 102 languages. | CC BY 4.0 | Allowed |
ivrit.ai is a large Hebrew audio collection licensed for commercial AI training; Common Voice and FLEURS are read. This dataset is two-person conversation recorded in Israel, one channel per speaker.
Licenses as published by each source, checked October 2026. Check the current terms before use.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Hebrew speech dataset include?
500 hours of spontaneous two-person conversations from 50 vetted native speakers recorded in Israel, delivered as dual-channel audio with time-aligned transcripts, speaker metadata (age, gender, region, device), and consent documentation.
What makes Hebrew hard for speech recognition?
Modern Hebrew is usually written without vowels, so one spelling can stand for several words, and spoken Hebrew moves fast with many English loanwords. Words for "and", "the" and "in" attach directly to the next word, which changes how transcripts are split and scored.
Is there free Hebrew speech data?
Yes, Common Voice and FLEURS are free for commercial use, and ivrit.ai crowd-transcribe is too, with restrictions. This dataset is spontaneous two-person conversation recorded in Israel, with speaker metadata, one channel per speaker and signed commercial-use consent.
Can I use this Hebrew dataset commercially?
Yes. The dataset is licensed for commercial use, including training ASR, TTS, and other voice-AI models. Every speaker has signed explicit commercial-use consent, and we provide the full consent chain for your legal review.
How much does the Hebrew speech dataset cost?
Pricing is $95 per hour of audio. Volume discounts are available for full-dataset and multi-language purchases. Contact us for a quote.
Can I evaluate samples before buying?
Yes. Request samples with your company email, and we'll email you representative audio files and matching transcripts so your team can audit quality before committing.
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