hemel.
sky, heavens (visible sky)
Meaning & usage
sky, heavens (visible sky)
De hemel was helder en vol sterren.
Er is geen wolkje aan de hemel.
heaven (divine abode; type of afterlife)
Veel mensen geloven dat goede zielen naar de hemel gaan.
Hij gelooft dat zijn grootouders nu in de hemel zijn.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hēmel, from Old Dutch himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.
synonym of mijn hemel (“my goodness!; heavens!”)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hēmel, from Old Dutch himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.
canopy, baldachin
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hēmel, from Old Dutch himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.
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