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Sheba - What does it mean?

Definition of 'Sheba'

English

(wikipedia)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Proper noun

(en-proper noun)
  • (biblical) An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa.
  • * :
  • 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) .
  • * :
  • 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.
    Derived terms
    * Queen of Sheba

    Etymology 2

    Short form of Bathsheba.

    Proper noun

    (en-proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1996 , Hotel Paradise , Headline, ISBN 0-7472-1538-3, 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.'