Used in a Sentence

sheba

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sheba.

Editorial note

It's not these commenters are the Queen of Sheba bearing a priceless gift of LLM slop.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

The 34th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sheba gathered in one view.

noun

The 34th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

noun

A female given name from Hebrew.

noun

(biblical) A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sheba.

noun

The 34th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

noun

A female given name from Hebrew.

noun

(biblical) A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba.

noun

(very rare outside the Bible) A male given name from Hebrew.

Example sentences

1

It's not these commenters are the Queen of Sheba bearing a priceless gift of LLM slop.

2

My favorite for the past 20 years has been Queen of Sheba on 10th Ave (47st).

3

The historicity of figures like the Queen of Sheba is disputed.

4

> History Channel Documentary - King Solomon And The Queen Of Sheba Thanks, I just spent 2 months in Ethiopia and have been wanting to learn more about Queen Sheba!

5

Maybe my search prowess isn't very good, but that's the best I could find (it presents the information much more easily than the Sheba project page).

6

If you're not willing to go that far, there's Queen of Sheba on Inwood Road in Addison just south of Belt Line and Shebelle at Preston & Campbell in Far North Dallas.

7

There is very good reason to believe that the legendary Queen of Sheba have actually visited King Solomon, although I'm not going into arguing about Song of Songs, really.

8

They were raised on stories of Semiramis and the Queen of Sheba - in fact, I'd bet quite a bit more of the 1920s population knew who these two people were than the 2020s population, since education and even pop culture then was much more informed by classical literature.

Quote examples

1

I "could" sprout wings and become the Queen of Sheba, but you know what?

2

I shake his hand but think "yeah and I'm the queen of Sheba".

3

There’s a great Jazz club+Ethiopian restaurant in SF called Sheba that has “penne pasta” on their menu for people who want the Jazz but are too numpty to eat Ethiopian.

Proper noun examples

1

All Israelis have stories about rockets over Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Be'er Sheba.

2

From my technical trainer referring to me as Sheba, as in the Queen of Sheba, in the middle of a training session to my colleagues constantly questioning my intelligence, work became a stressful environment.

3

This is very different than lobbing rockets at Beer-Sheba, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ramat Gan.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sheba in a sentence?

It's not these commenters are the Queen of Sheba bearing a priceless gift of LLM slop.

What does sheba mean?

The 34th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

What part of speech is sheba?

sheba is commonly used as noun.