Hebrew · H7614

שְׁבָא

Sheba , the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district

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שְׁבָא H7614

What does שְׁבָא mean in the Bible?

שְׁבָא is a Hebrew word meaning "Sheba , the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district".

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What does שְׁבָא mean in the Bible?

שְׁבָא is a Hebrew word meaning "Sheba , the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district".

How does the BSB render H7614?

The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Sheba (12), Sheba (7), from Sheba (3), the Sabeans (1).

Where does שְׁבָא appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (4), 1 Chronicles (3), Ezekiel (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

of Sheba 12× 1 Kings 10:1, 1 Kings 10:4, 1 Kings 10:10, 1 Kings 10:13

Sheba 7× Genesis 10:7, Genesis 10:28, Genesis 25:3, 1 Chronicles 1:9

from Sheba 3× Psalms 72:15, Isaiah 60:6, Jeremiah 6:20

the Sabeans 1× Job 1:15

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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 10:7

Aligned rows 23

Books represented 9

Genesis 3 1 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 4 Job 2 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 3

Source forms

שְׁבָ֥א 4x šə·ḇā Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:9, 1 Chronicles 1:32, Psalms 72:10

שְׁבָ֗א 4x šə·ḇā 1 Kings 10:1, 1 Kings 10:13, 2 Chronicles 9:1, 2 Chronicles 9:12

שְׁבָ֖א 3x šə·ḇā Genesis 25:3, 1 Kings 10:10, 2 Chronicles 9:9

מִשְּׁבָ֣א 2x miš·šə·ḇā Isaiah 60:6, Jeremiah 6:20

שְׁבָ֔א 2x šə·ḇā 1 Kings 10:4, 2 Chronicles 9:3

שְׁבָא֙ 2x šə·ḇā Job 1:15, Ezekiel 27:22

שְׁבָֽא׃ 2x šə·ḇā Genesis 10:28, 1 Chronicles 1:22

שְׁ֝בָ֗א 1x šə·b̲āʾ Job 6:19

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular 19x Genesis 10:7, Genesis 10:28, Genesis 25:3, 1 Kings 10:1

Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Psalms 72:10, Ezekiel 27:22

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 60:6, Jeremiah 6:20

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שְׁבָא

What does שְׁבָא mean in the Bible?

What does שְׁבָא mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7614?

Where does שְׁבָא appear in Scripture?

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