שְׁבָא ², (b. h.) pr. n. (the kingdom of) Sheba, in Arabia. Targ. II Esth. I, 2; a. e.—B. Bath. 15ᵇ, v. מַלְכָּה. Ib.; Y. Sot. V, end, 20ᵈ בימי מלכת ש׳ היה (Job) lived in the days of the queen of Sheba; Gen. R. s. 57; a. e.