שֶׁבֶּרֶשׁ רֹאשׁ שֶׁחָק
shebereshroshshechak
Everyday HebrewMeaningThis is a fun, made-up phrase from a famous children's song. It does not have a real meaning, like "abracadabra" in English. It is used to sound playful and magical.
HistoryThis phrase was written by the famous poet Haim Nahman Bialik in his children's poem "קֵן לַצִּפּוֹר" ("A Nest for the Bird"). It is meant to be nonsense words that sound nice to a child's ear. The words describe a little baby bird inside an egg.
Example
The children sing out loud the line "sheberesh rosh shechak" from the song about the bird.
