H7614 H7614
Sheba — a proper name for several persons and the wealthy Arabian kingdom famed for trade, gold, and incense
Sheba (שְׁבָא) refers both to individuals in the genealogies and, more prominently, to the prosperous kingdom in southwestern Arabia (modern Yemen). The Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon (1 Kgs 10:1-13) became legendary for its display of wealth, wisdom, and spice caravans. Prophetically, Sheba represents distant commercial splendor: its traders deal in gold (Ps 72:15), frankincense (Jer 6:20), and precious stones (Ezek 27:22). Isaiah envisions Sheba's caravans streaming to Jerusalem in eschatological pilgrimage (Isa 60:6). Job's 'caravans of Sheba' symbolize dashed expectations in the desert (Job 6:19). The genealogies trace Sheba through both Hamitic (Gen 10:7) and Semitic (Gen 10:28; 25:3) lines, reflecting the complex ethnic landscape of ancient Arabia.
Senses
1. Sheba (person/place name) — Proper name for persons and a wealthy Arabian territory. Genealogically traced through Cush (Gen 10:7), Joktan (Gen 10:28), and Abraham via Keturah (Gen 25:3). The famed kingdom whose queen visited Solomon (1 Kgs 10:1-13). Prophets highlight its gold (Ps 72:15), frankincense (Jer 6:20; Isa 60:6), and trade goods (Ezek 27:22). Job's 'caravans of Sheba' symbolize dashed hopes (Job 6:19). 23×
AR["سَبَأٍ", "سَبَأَ", "شَبا", "شَبَأَ", "شَبَا", "شَبَاءَ", "شَبَاءُ", "مِنْ-سَبَأَ"]·ben["শিবা", "শিবা-থেকে", "শিবার", "শেবা", "শেবার"]·DE["Scheba", "Sheba", "[משבא]", "[שבא]"]·EN["Sheba", "Sheva", "from-Sheba", "from-Sheva"]·FR["Sheba", "Séba", "[משבא]"]·heb["מ-שבא", "שְׁבָא", "שבא"]·HI["शबा", "शबा-की", "शबा-के", "शबा-से", "शेबा", "शेबा-की", "शेबा-के", "शेबा-को", "से-शेबा"]·ID["Syeba", "Syeba,", "dari-Syeba"]·IT["Seba", "Sheba", "Sheva", "[משבא]", "che-venne"]·jav["Seba", "Syeba", "Syéba", "Sèba", "Séba", "saking-Seba"]·KO["셔바의", "스바", "스바-의", "시바", "시바-의", "시바의", "에서-스바"]·PT["Sabá", "Sheva", "de-Sabá", "de-Sheva"]·RU["Шева", "Шеву", "Шевы", "и-Дедан", "из-Шевы"]·ES["Saba", "Sabá", "Seba", "Sheva", "Shevá", "de-Saba", "de-Sheva"]·SW["Sheba", "kutoka-Sheba", "wa-Sheba"]·TR["Saba'nın", "Seba'nın", "Sebe'nın", "Sheba'dan", "Yişbak'ı", "Şeba", "Şeba'dan", "Şeba'nın", "Şeva", "Şeva'yı"]·urd["سبا", "سبا-سے", "سبا-نے", "سبا-کو", "سبا-کی", "سبا-کے", "شبا"]
Gen 10:7, Gen 10:28, Gen 25:3, 1 Kgs 10:1, 1 Kgs 10:4, 1 Kgs 10:10, 1 Kgs 10:13, 1 Chr 1:9, 1 Chr 1:22, 1 Chr 1:32, 2 Chr 9:1, 2 Chr 9:3 (+11 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שְׁבָא n.pr.gent. et terr. Shebâ, in SW. Arabia (Sab. סבא DHMZMG xxxvii (1883), 9, סבא vb. = make campaign MordtHI 72 or expedition Sab.Denkm.No. 12, 1, 5, 14; cf. DSMargoliouth HastDB sheba F.B. Ency. Bib. sheba and reff.);—Sheba: מַלְכַּת־שׁ׳ 1 K 10:1, 4, 10, 13 = 2 Ch 9:1, 3, 9, 12; מַלְכֵי שׁ׳ ψ 72:10; famous for trade, רֹכְלֵי שׁ׳ Ez 27:22, 23, הֲלִיכֹת שׁ׳ Jb 6:19 (‖ תֵּמָא); yielding…