A popular Hebrew Chanukah song, "Sevivon" or "S'vivon" (Hebrew: סביבון sevivon) is Hebrew for "dreidel", where dreidel (Yiddish: דרײדל dreydl) is the Yiddish word for a spinning top. This song, "Sevivon," is very popular in Israel and by others familiar with the Hebrew language. The English below is a literal translation, not an English version.
Hebrew | Transliteration from Hebrew | English Literal Translation |
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סֵבִיבוֹן סב סב סב (In Israel) (Abroad) |
Sevivon, sov, sov, sov (In Israel) (Abroad) |
Dreidel, spin, spin, spin. (In Israel) (Abroad) |
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