Definitions

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  • An ancient country of southern Arabia in the area of present-day Yemen. Its people, who were known for their wealth and commercial prosperity, are said to have colonized Ethiopia in the tenth century BC. In the Bible, the queen of Sheba made a celebrated visit to King Solomon.

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  • proper noun biblical An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa.
  • proper noun A male given name.
  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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From Hebrew שְׁבָא (sh'vá).

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Short form of Bathsheba.

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Examples

  • And so many fillies from that is standing over there in the pasture, and her name Sheba.

    Sufficient Grace Darnell Arnoult 2006

  • And so many fillies from that is standing over there in the pasture, and her name Sheba.

    Sufficient Grace Darnell Arnoult 2006

  • In Sheba Nicholas Clapp goes all the way, taking the reader on a guided tour, first into every known genre where the enigmatic Sheba is mentioned.

    2010 April 19 « The BookBanter Blog 2010

  • Having provided a strong background and introduction, Clapp then takes the reader into the areas where Sheba is actually though to have lived: Ethiopia, with Solomon and the Holy Land, and into the desert and land of spices.

    2010 April 19 « The BookBanter Blog 2010

  • In the 14th century Ethiopian compilation of legends, the Kebra Nagast ( "The Glory of Kings"), Solomon's granting of royal bounty to Sheba is interpreted to mean sexual relations.

    Great dynasties of the world: The Ethiopian royal family Ian Sansom 2010

  • It would be interesting to see what happens if the new female Starbuck meets Sheba from the Pegasus.

    If Peter F. Hamilton had remade Battlestar Galactica...kinda 2003

  • Initially, when I was there, I was in an area called Sheba (ph) and this is right outside the very center of the epicenter, the base of the mountain area.

    CNN Transcript May 24, 2008 2008

  • The bride, as the queen of Sheba, is given "all her desire" (1Ki 10: 13; Ps 63: 5;

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • Israeli also holds Syria accountable for attacks by Hezbollah fighters against Israeli troops occupying land at the foot of the Golan Heights, called the Sheba (ph) Farms.

    CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2003 2003

  • Hezbollah guerrillas have been bombarding Israeli troops, which occupy a parcel of land called the Sheba (ph) Farms at the foot of the Golan Heights.

    CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2002 2002

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