No. 9,947 in Swedish
himlen
The sky; heaven.
In a sentence
Himlen är blå idag.
The sky is blue today.
The word 'himlen' refers to 'the sky', indicating the atmosphere seen above the earth.
Han tittade upp mot himlen och såg fåglar som flög.
He looked up at the sky and saw birds flying.
Here, 'himlen' again refers to 'the sky', depicting the overhead expanse above the person.
På natten kan man se många stjärnor på himlen.
At night, one can see many stars in the sky.
In this context, 'himlen' represents the celestial sphere visible at night, covered with stars.
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