English Explanatory Dictionary

Beulah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
  2. A village, the county seat of Benzie County, Michigan.
  3. A town in Mississippi.
  4. A city in North Dakota.
  5. A census-designated place in Wyoming.
  6. A village in Ceredigion, Wales.
  7. A small village in Treflys community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SN9251).
  8. A town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north western Victoria, Australia.
  9. A town in Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈbjuːlə/

Word forms

Beulah

Etymology

A biblical name applied to the land of Israel in Isaiah 62:4, from Biblical Hebrew בְּעוּלָה (bəʿûlâ, “married (woman)”), taken up as a given name by Puritans and used figuratively for the New Earth.

Derived words

Lower Beulah
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