himmelrike

himmel +‎ rike, from Old Norse himiríki, himinríki

himmelrike n (definite singular himmelriket, uncountable) (usually in definite form)

1. Kingdom of Heaven

• “himmelrike” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• himmerike

himmel +‎ rike, from Old Norse himiríki, himinríki

himmelrike n (definite singular himmelriket, uncountable) (usually in definite form)

1. Kingdom of Heaven

• “himmelrike” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Compound of himmel +‎ rike. Ultimately a calque of Koine Greek βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν (basileía tôn ouranôn).

himmelrike n

1. (Christianity) Kingdom of Heaven
   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Matteusevangeliet 7:21 [Matthew 7:21]”, in Bibel 2000‎^[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 9 September 2025:

     Inte alla som säger "Herre, herre" till mig skall komma in i himmelriket.

     Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

   • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎^[2], Catholica, archived from the original on 1 December 2021, §1724:

     [De] beskriver de vägar som leder till himmelriket.

     They describe the paths that lead to the Kingdom of Heaven.

Mostly used in the definite singular form.

• Guds rike

• himmelrike in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker