Balkis
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Arabian version has it that the Queen of Sheba's name was Balkis, that she went to Solomon in fear and trembling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thompson's opera, retitled Solomon and Balkis, had its world premiere last Sunday over a CBS network.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the end Solomon is surprised to discover that clever Queen Balkis engineered the whole thing, to silence the 999 quarreling wives.
From Time Magazine Archive
According to these Arabian legends, the Queen of Sheba, who was called Balkis, became one of Solomon's wives, though he allowed her to continue her beneficent reign over her own people.
From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby
I feel like Balkis when she came to sip wisdom from Solomon’s goblet.
From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
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