dreidl
Four-sided spinning toy
A dreidl is a four-sided spinning top used in a traditional Hanukkah game.
Each face bears a Hebrew letter, and players spin to determine whether they win or lose tokens from a shared pot.
Children play for coins, nuts, or chocolate gelt.
Also spelled dreidel.
Rapid rotation around axis
- topUppermost part or surface
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- heyInformal greeting or summons
shin · gelt · chocolate coins · put in · pot · turn · winner · children
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
- latkesFried shredded potato cakes
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- MaccabeesJudean revolt leaders
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
oil · eight nights · Jewish · holiday · tradition · celebration · Festival of Lights · candles
Made from timber
- plasticCapable of being molded
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- four-sidedHaving four straight boundaries
- spinning topRotating toy on point
handle · stem · point · carved · painted · Hebrew letters · toy · handmade
Music for young ones
- singalongCommunal vocal session
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- made itAchieved success or survival
- playRecreation or staged drama
holiday music · nursery rhyme · lyrics · melody · verse · chorus · Hanukkah songs · Adam Sandler
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
hey · shin · gelt · chocolate coins · put in · pot · turn · winner · children · parlor game
menorah
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
miracle · oil · eight nights · Jewish · holiday · tradition · celebration · Festival of Lights · candles · Hebrew
wooden
Made from timber
- plasticCapable of being molded
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- four-sidedHaving four straight boundaries
spinning top · handle · stem · point · carved · painted · Hebrew letters · toy · handmade · collectible
children's song
Music for young ones
play · holiday music · nursery rhyme · lyrics · melody · verse · chorus · Hanukkah songs · Adam Sandler · festive
dreidldie
Stop being alive
dice · coin · cards · roulette wheel · lottery ball
dreidlnativity scene
Manger birth depiction
Easter egg · crucifix · Christmas tree · Christmas stocking · rosary