Sheba
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Biblical Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇāʾ).
Proper noun
[edit]Sheba
- (biblical) A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 10:1::
- And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
- (very rare outside the Bible) A male given name from Hebrew.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 20:1:
- And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
- The 34th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Synonyms
[edit]- (ancient biblical kingdom): Saba
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
[edit]Short form of Bathsheba.
Proper noun
[edit]Sheba
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- 1996, Martha Grimes, Hotel Paradise, Headline, →ISBN, page 172:
- 'I was kinda sweet on her my own self. Sheba Otis, her name was then.' I was surprised. 'She married a Queen? Which one?' 'Can't say.' He sighed. 'Her name's Bathsheba, but she never liked that much.'
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