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Sheba
Biblical Persons & Places
Sheba
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.28;
only referred to as Sheba (שְׁבָא);
son of Joktan;
a brother of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Ophir, Havilah and Jobab.
Sheba
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7;
referred to as Sheba or Sabean (שְׁבָא), or Sabean (שְׁבָאִי), or Sabean (=Qere. Ketiv, ESV, NIV= "drunkards") (סְבָאִים);
son of Raamah;
a brother of Dedan.
Sheba
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.3;
only referred to as Sheba (שְׁבָא);
son of Jokshan;
a brother of Dedan.
Sheba
Sheba
A location first mentioned at 1Ki.10.1;
referred to as Sheba (שְׁבָא), or South (νότος).
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
Sheba = "seven" or "an oath"
n pr m
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
n pr loc
4) a nation in southern Arabia
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁבָא
shebâ
BDB Definition:
Sheba = seven or an oath
1) son of Joktan and a descendant of Seth (noun proper masculine)
2) son of Raamah, grandson of Cush, and a descendant of Ham (noun proper masculine)
3) son of Jokshan, the son of Abraham by Keturah (noun proper masculine)
4) a nation in southern Arabia (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 23