Beulah

American  

[byoo-luh] / ˈbyu lə /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a name applied to the land of Israel or Jerusalem, possibly as denoting their future prosperity.

2. Land of Beulah.

3. a first name.

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Beulah British  

/ ˈbjuːlə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Beulah

From Hebrew bəʾūlāh, literally, “married woman”

Example Sentences

Besides, come to find out her real name was Beulah.

From Literature

“You are a regular scholar, Beulah. In two or three years you’ll be learning your multiplication tables.”

From Literature

We’d get together to laugh and live over the old days when we and the twentieth century were young: Floyd and Lloyd and Lester and their wives, Charlie and Pearl Parr, me and Beulah, Tansy and Glenn.

From Literature

“Hello, Beulah. Hello, Charlie. Hello, Pastel,” I said, which are some of the names I’ve given those trees.

From Literature

Thirty-five years ago, Smalls opened his first restaurant, Café Beulah, which set him on that path.

From Salon