הימל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German himel, from Old High German himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil, from Proto-Germanic *himinaz by dissimilation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪmɫ̩/

Noun

הימל • (himl) m, plural הימלען (himlen)

1. sky
   • 1943, Hirsh Glick, Zog nit keyn mol:

     זאָג ניט קיין מאָל אַז דו גייסט דעם לעצטן וועג,
     כאָטש הימלען בלײַענע פֿאַרשטעלן בלויע טעג;

     zog nit keyn mol az du geyst dem letstn veg,
     khotsh himlen blayene farshteln bloye teg;

     Never say that you are walking the final road,
     Though leaden skies cover blue days;

2. heaven

Derived terms

• גאָט אין הימל (got in himl)