Quick Definition
Sheba
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district
Derivation: of foreign origin;
KJV Usage: Sheba, Sabeans.
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁבָא (she.va) — Sheba. A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Raamah (H7484); brother of: Dedan (H1719B); also called Sabean at Job.1.15; 3x § Sheba = "seven" or "an oath" 1) son of Joktan and a descendant of Seth 2) son of Raamah, grandson of Cush, and a descendant of Ham 3) son of Jokshan, the son of Abraham by Keturah 4) a nation in southern Arabia
שְׁבָא (she.va) — Sheba. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.28; son of: Joktan (H3355); brother of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Ophir (H0211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103) § Sheba = "seven" or "an oath" 1) son of Joktan and a descendant of Seth 2) son of Raamah, grandson of Cush, and a descendant of Ham 3) son of Jokshan, the son of Abraham by Keturah 4) a nation in southern Arabia
שְׁבָא (she.va) — Sheba. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.3; son of: Jokshan (H3370); brother of: Dedan (H1719C) § Sheba = "seven" or "an oath" 1) son of Joktan and a descendant of Seth 2) son of Raamah, grandson of Cush, and a descendant of Ham 3) son of Jokshan, the son of Abraham by Keturah 4) a nation in southern Arabia
שְׁבָא (she.va) — Sheba.
§ Sheba = "seven" or "an oath" a nation in southern Arabia
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · שְׁבָאִים
Names of People
Sheba = man; ◄ son of Joktan; descendant of Shem; ► regarded as founder of ethnic group with the same name
Names of People
Sheba = man; ◄ son of Raamah; descendant of Ham; ► regarded as founder of ethnic group with the same name
Names of People
Sheba = man; ◄ son of Jokshan; descendant of Abraham and Ketura; ► regarded as founder of ethnic group with the same name
Names of Locations
Sheba = country; ◄ exact location unknown; ► known for its wealth and actively involved in trading; regarded as descendants of a man with the same name; its queen visited king Solomon
1KI 10:1 · 1KI 10:4 · 1KI 10:10 · 1KI 10:13 · 2CH 9:1 · 2CH 9:3 · 2CH 9:9 · 2CH 9:12 · JOB 6:19 · PSA 72:10 · PSA 72:15 · ISA 60:6 · JER 6:20 · EZK 27:22 · EZK 27:23 · EZK 38:13
Names of Groups
Sabeans = ethnic group, possibly coming from a location with the same name, ► described in the book of Job as a group of raiders
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁבָא n.pr.gent. et terr. Shᵉbâ, in SW. Arabia base