Beulah

[ byoo-luh ]

/ ˈbyu lə /

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noun

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

Land of Beulah.

a female given name.

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Origin of Beulah

From the Hebrew word bəʾūlāh literally, “married woman”

Words nearby Beulah

between you and me, betwixt, betwixt and between, Betws-y-Coed, Betz, Beulah, up on something, be, Beur, beurre blanc, beurre fondu, beurre manié

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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|DAILY BEAST
The couple was shot to death by masked intruders inside their secluded home in rural Beulah, Florida, on July 9.
Florida Murders a Contract Hit?|Rick Outzen|July 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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.”
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) Leahy
You—you, who'd make Beulah a hell with your blatant Bank Holiday howl!
Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, August 15, 1891|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Beulah

Beulah

/ (ˈbjuːlə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Beulah

Hebrew, literally: married woman

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