Beulah

[ byoo-luh ]

noun
  1. a name applied to the land of Israel or Jerusalem, possibly as denoting their future prosperity. Isaiah 62:4.: Compare Hephzibah (def. 2).

  1. a female given name.

Origin of Beulah

1
From the Hebrew word bəʾūlāh literally, “married woman”

Words Nearby Beulah

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How to use Beulah in a sentence

  • Byrd and Melanie Billings were shot to death by masked intruders inside their secluded home in rural Beulah, Florida, on July 9.

    Mexican Mafia Connection | Rick Outzen | August 10, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The couple was shot to death by masked intruders inside their secluded home in rural Beulah, Florida, on July 9.

  • Says I, Father, you know youll be down with the rheumatis for this; besides, Beulah is real aggravatin.

    The Minister's Wooing | Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • And from that day she followed Beulah Ware's advice and hardly mentioned it, except to Beulah.

    The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
  • He had never beheld hills like “the Delectable Mountain,” nor a vale or plain like that of “Beulah.”

British Dictionary definitions for Beulah

Beulah

/ (ˈbjuːlə) /


noun
  1. Old Testament the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4)

Origin of Beulah

1
Hebrew, literally: married woman

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