Queen of Sheba
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- proper noun
- Literature
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Reina de Saba
- One of the most celebrated visits to Solomon was that of the Queen of Sheba, who came from southern Arabia.
- Queen of Sheba and King Solomon
Examples
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Hana arrives, hovering, in front of THE QUEEN OF SHEBA TALKING TO SOLOMON.
Fiction book (1996) -
Such tribute and praise are represented in the account of the pilgrimage to Jerusalem by the Queen of Sheba, a foreign woman who delighted in the material wealth that she associated with "all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built" rather than with the temple itself, much less the Law (10:4ff). 42
Academic text (1997) -
If Walter White was a black man, then the Queen of Sheba was a black woman.
Fiction book (1996) -
I am Makeda, Queen of Sheba!
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The fact is, the Queen of Sheba probably didn't have blue eyes.
Fiction book (1996) -
Neither I nor any priest in Israel... ...would dare anoint the son of the Queen of Sheba as heir!
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The Aksumite Empire began in the first century AD in what is now Ethiopia and is believed to be the home of the Queen of Sheba.
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The story of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba bears witness to the shared horizon of conversation in ancient texts.
Synonyms
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An ancient country in stories known for great wealth and a famous queen
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward genitive construction (queen of X): a learner who knows 'queen' and the proper name 'Sheba' can infer it denotes the queen from Sheba. Deeper cultural or legendary connotations (fame for wisdom and wealth, the visit to Solomon) are not derivable from the words alone, but the basic referential meaning is transparently compositional.
Etymology
Queen of Sheba comes from old stories about a powerful queen from the land called Sheba who visited King Solomon with many gifts and clever questions. So, calling someone Queen of Sheba today means they seem 'very wise' or 'very rich'.