Beulah
a name applied to the land of Israel or Jerusalem, possibly as denoting their future prosperity. Isaiah 62:4.: Compare Hephzibah (def. 2).
a female given name.
Origin of 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.
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 StoweAnd from that day she followed Beulah Ware's advice and hardly mentioned it, except to Beulah.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyHe had never beheld hills like “the Delectable Mountain,” nor a vale or plain like that of “Beulah.”
Recollections of a Long Life | John Stoughton
The others assented, and Tristram and Beulah disappeared for a few moments, returning with mackintoshes and rubber cloaks.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyYou—you, who'd make Beulah a hell with your blatant Bank Holiday howl!
British Dictionary definitions for Beulah
/ (ˈbjuːlə) /
Old Testament the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4)
Origin of Beulah
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