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dreidel
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Also known as dreydl, draydel

thumb|upright=1.35|Dreidels for sale at Mahane Yehuda Market in [[Jerusalem, Israel, with Israel specific lettering on blue dreidels (נ ג ה פ) and diaspora lettering on orange dreidels (נ ג ה ש)]] thumb|upright=1.35|A variety of dreidels

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Dreidels
native label
דרײדל‎
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נגהפ
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  • Origins
  • Etymology
  • Symbolism
  • Rules of the game
  • Analysis of the game
  • Tournaments
  • Collections
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

thumb|upright=1.35|Dreidels for sale at Mahane Yehuda Market in [[Jerusalem, Israel, with Israel specific lettering on blue dreidels (נ ג ה פ) and diaspora lettering on orange dreidels (נ ג ה ש)]] thumb|upright=1.35|A variety of dreidels

A dreidel, also dreidle or dreidl, ( ; , plural: dreydlech; ) is a four-sided spinning top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The dreidel is a Jewish variant on the teetotum, a gambling toy found in Europe and Latin America.

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