Strong H7615שְׁבָאִי

Sabean

Transliteration: shebâ'îy
Pronunciation: sheb-aw-ee'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

Patronymic from H7614; a Shebaite or descendant of Sheba: - Sabean.

Meaning of the name

Sabeans = "drunkard" or "he who is coming"

Detailed definition

Someone descended from Sheba who was a man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7;
son of: Raamah (H7484);
brother of: Dedan (H1719B); also called Sabean at Job.1.15; 3x
Group of she.va (שְׁבָא "Sheba" H7614)

In the biblical story

Sheba

Descendants of Cush, known for wealth and trade

The Sabeans, descendants of Cush, were known for their wealth, trade in spices and precious stones, and were mentioned in various contexts throughout the Old Testament.

In the Bible

Strong H7615 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Joel 3:8
And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it.