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šᵊvāʾ שְׁבָא ‘Sheba’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of foreign origin

šᵊvāʾ pr n m pers + pr n loc
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

Mentioned in Genesis 10:28, 25:3, 10:7 Codex Leviticus 19:9 1 Kings 10:10, 10:13, 10:4, 10:1 Isaiah 60:6 Jeremiah 6:20 Ezekiel 27:22, 38:13, 27:23 Psalms 72:10, 72:15 Job 1:15, 6:19 1 Chronicles 1:32, 1:22, 1:9 2 Chronicles 9:1, 9:9, 9:12, 9:3

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