The Aramaic form of the Greek Dorcas (Acts 9: 36), meaning ‘gazelle’, the name of a woman much given to works of charity. After illness and death, she was restored to life by the prayer of Peter (Acts 9: 40).
Citation for Tabitha
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"Tabitha." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. Dec 12, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1857>.
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"Tabitha." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1857 (accessed Dec 12, 2013).