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Gimmel (third letter in the Hebrew alphabet) is the name of the Hebrew letter that appears on that side of the Dreidel. The word Gantz is a yiddish word which begins with the letter Gimmel. The letters on the dreidel actually are the first letters in the four Hebrew words Nes Gadol Haya Sham (which translates as 'A Great Miracle Happened There') The yiddish words quoted are plays on these four letters that represent the actions you take in the game of dreilel -- as explained on this page.

What is the difference between the quoted name and the proper name. Example:
Gimmel versus "Gantz"

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to the person who asked the origin of dreidle is that when the greek syrian army didn't want jews to practice judaism, the jewish people would still practice it. But, the greek syrian army would come to check on the jewish people to make sure they weren't practicing it. The jewish people would pull out a dreidel and pretend to just be playing a gambling game...instead of studing the Torah and practicing judaism.

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What is the origin of Dreidel play?
Above you refer to Yiddish language?
Is Dreidel play from the Diaspora?

I'm almost 43 yrs old (dec 26) and I never learned how to play dreidle and never knew what the letters meant
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