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The letters on the dreidel (Nun, Gimel, Hay, Shin) each stand for a word in Hebrew, writing out "Nes gadol hayah sham," or "A great miracle happened there." In Israel, the final letter (Shin) is replaced with a Pei, and the last word becomes "Po," translating as "A great miracle happened here." The miracle in question, of course, is that the oil in the Temple Menorah lasted for 8 days instead of 1, after the victory of the Maccabee army against the Seleucid king Antiochus.
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What is a Hanukkah toy?
The spinning top played with during Hanukkah is called a dreidel - דריידל in Yiddish and a Sevivon - סביבון - in Hebrew.
What is the game have to do with Hanukkah?
The Dreidel game.
What does the word dreidel mean?
It is a four-sided top, used in a Hanukkah game.
What game is usually played during Hanukkah?
There is no such thing as "Hanukkah Day". Hanukkah lasts for 8 days and 8 nights. During Hanukkah parties, held throughout the festival, all types of party games are played. The only traditional game is the dreidel game, which is a gambling game that uses a 4-sided top.
What symbols represnts Hanukkah?
The menorah and the dreidel.
What is the game piece in Hanukkah called?
a dreidel
What is the top called play during Hanukkah?
a dreidel
What is the Hanukkah toy?
It is a 4-sided top called a dreidel
What Hanukkah game based on German game?
The Dreidel game
What other games are played during Hanukkah other than dreidel?
Modern celebrations of Hanukkah can include almost any kind of game, but the Dreidel game is the only traditional game.
What do latkes dreidel menorah have in common?
They are are part of a typical Hanukkah celebration.
What are five Hanukkah words?
Dreidel Latkes Gelt Chanukiah Shamash
