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sheba
/ˈʃibə/
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What does sheba mean?
proper noun
- A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- The 34th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A female given name from Hebrew.
noun
- (dated, slang) A flapper (daring young woman of the Jazz Age).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈʃibə/
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The Limberlost was now arrayed as the Queen of Sheba in all her glory.
“They was all on thorns to do it; they all paid their shares, all except the Queen of Sheba.”
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The centre of its power was the country of Sheba proper.
He looked wistfully on the velvet carpets, and the before unimagined splendors of mirrors, pictures, statues, and curtains, and, like the Queen of Sheba before Solomon, there was no more spirit in him.
From Makna, where they found their gunboat waiting for them, they then cruised to El Akabah, the ancient Eziongeber, in whose waters had ridden the ships of Solomon laden with the merchandise of India and Sheba.