Sheba
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A flapper (daring young woman of the Jazz Age). dated, slang
- 1 A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba.
"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."
- 2 A female given name from Hebrew.
"'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.'"
- 3 A male given name from Hebrew.
"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."
- 4 The 34th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
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More examples""Can you tell me what you're doing in my room?" "Nothing. I just wanted to see how your flowers were. I know how important they are to you." "And I'm the Queen of Sheba. Out! Now!""
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇāʾ).
Short form of Bathsheba.
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