In Israel: nun, gimmel, hei, pei - these letters represent the phrase: nes gadol haya po - a great miracle happened here.
Outside of Israel: nun, gimmel, hei, shein - nes gadol haya sham - a great miracle happened there.
Hebrew letters are carved on a dreidel:
nun - ×
gimmel - ×’
hei - ×”
sheen - ש
Those letters stand for 'a great miracle happened there' : × ×¡ גדול ×”×™×” ש×
The Hebrew letters on the sides of the dreidel, (with their game rules) are:
Nun (נ) - none
Gimmel (ג) - get all
Heh (ה) - half
Shin (ש) - put one in
(In Israel it's Pe (פ) instead of Shin ש).
Outside of Israel: Nun, Gimmel, Heh and Shin are the initial letters for the words Nes Gadol Hai'ya Sham (נס גדול היה שם), which translates to 'A great miracle happened there'.
In Israel: Nun, Gimmel, Heh and Pe stands for Nes Gadol Hai'ya Po, which translates to 'A great miracle happened here' (נס גדול היה פה).
The Yiddish word dreidel means top.
The Hebrew letters on the sides of the dreidel, (with their game rules) are:
(In Israel it's Pe (פ) instead of Shin ש).
Outside of Israel: Nun, Gimmel, Heh and Shin are the initial letters for the words Nes Gadol Hai'ya Sham (×?ס גדול ×”×™×” ש×), which translates to 'A great miracle happened there'.
In Israel: Nun, Gimmel, Heh and Pe stands for Nes Gadol Hai'ya Po, which translates to 'A great miracle happened here' (×?ס גדול ×”×™×” פה).
a dreidel is a four-sided top.
The lyrics are exactly the same regardless of what instrument is played along with them: I have a little dreidel. I made it out of clay. When it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play. It has a lovely body, with legs so short and thin. When it gets all tired, it drops and then I win! Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, with leg so short and thin. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, it drops and then I win! My dreidel's always playful. It loves to dance and spin. A happy game of dreidel, come play now let's begin. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, it loves to dance and spin. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel. Come play now let's begin. I have a little dreidel. I made it out of clay. When it's dry and ready, dreidel I shall play. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made you out of clay. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play.
The name of the song is "I have a Little Dreidel" and here are the lyrics: I have a little dreidel. I made it out of clay. When it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play. It has a lovely body, with legs so short and thin. When it gets all tired, it drops and then I win! Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, with leg so short and thin. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, it drops and then I win! My dreidel's always playful. It loves to dance and spin. A happy game of dreidel, come play now let's begin. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, it loves to dance and spin. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel. Come play now let's begin. I have a little dreidel. I made it out of clay. When it's dry and ready, dreidel I shall play. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made you out of clay. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play.
Dreidel dreidel dreidel, I made it out of clay, and when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.
I Have a Little Dreidel I have a little dreidel. I made it out of clay.When it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play. etc.
The dreidel has 4 sides with 4 Hebrew letters. In Israel, the letters are Nun, Gimmel, Hey, and Peh. This stands for the Hebrew "Nes Gadol Hayah Poh", translated as "a great miracle happened here". On dreidel's outside of Israel the Peh is replaced with a Shin changing it to "Nes Gadol Hayah Sham" or "a great miracle happened there".
Inscriptions on all four sides of a Dreidel are the Hebrew symbols: נ ,ג ,ה, and ש.
the eagle of there hometown
It is a four-sided top with a Hebrew letter on each of the sides.
The Hebrew letters on the dreidel are the mnemonic for the rules of the game in Yiddish: Nun -- Nicht, you get nothing Gimmel -- Ganz, you get the pot Hay -- Halb, you get half the pot Shin -- Shtel, put in a coin into the pot
The symbols found on the Jewish Dreidel can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreidel
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