Beulah

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Beulah

  • /ˈbjuːlə/

Rhymes with -uːlə

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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.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Hebrew. Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
  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.

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"Beulah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beulah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Beulah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beulah

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@misc{beulah_2026,
  title = {Beulah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beulah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}