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)

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;
heaven

Derived terms

גאָט אין הימל (got in himl)

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