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Shaba
[ shah-buh ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Shaba1
First recorded in 1970–75; from Swahili shaba “brass,” from Arabic shabah
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Example Sentences
The Hebrew verb Shaba, to swear, is evidently derived from Sheba seven, and denoted a sevenfold affirmation.
From Project Gutenberg
The word Sheba means “the seven,” but the early scribes appear to have understood it as shaba, “he swears,” as in Gen. xxi.
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