Sheba

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Sheba¹

  • /ˈʃiːbə/

Where it comes from

From Biblical Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇāʾ).

proper noun

  1. A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba. 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.

    Similar: Saba

  2. A male given name from Hebrew. 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.
  3. The 34th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

noun Shebas

  1. dated, slang A flapper (daring young woman of the Jazz Age).

Sheba²

  • /ˈʃiːbə/

Where it comes from

Short form of Bathsheba.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Hebrew. '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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name biblical kingdom

日本語シバ王 Shiba-ō
中文示巴 Shìbā
हिन्दीशबा śabā
PortuguêsSabá
DeutschSaba
ItalianoSaba
ΕλληνικάΣαβα Sava
РусскийСаба́ Sabá
العربيةسَبَأ sabaʔ, شَبَا šabā
עבריתשְׁבָא sh'vá

name 34th sura of the Qur'an

हिन्दीसबा sabā
العربيةسورة سبأ

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@misc{sheba_2026,
  title = {Sheba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}