| Pronunciation | /ˈbjuːlə/ BEW-lə |
|---|---|
| Gender | female |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Book of Isaiah |
| Meaning | married |
Beulah (/ˈbjuːlə/ BEW-lə), a feminine given name, originated from the Hebrew word (בְּעוּלָ֑ה bə‘ūlāh), used in the Book of Isaiah as a prophesied attribute of the land of Israel. The King James Bible transliterates the word and translates it as "married" (see Isaiah 62:4). An alternative translation is "espoused", see for example Isaiah 62:4 (Mechon Mamre). The Online Etymology Dictionary relates the word to baal, meaning "owner, master, lord".[1]
Literary works have used "Beulah" as the name of a mystical place, somewhere between Earth and Heaven. It was so used in The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan and in the works of William Blake, for example several times in The Four Zoas.[2]