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View Name: Dorcas


DORCAS
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Biblical
PRONOUNCED: DAWR-kəs (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek δορκας (dorkas) meaning "gazelle". This is the Greek translation of the name Tabitha in the New Testament (see Acts 9:36).
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