Acts 9:36 meaning and explanation
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Acts 9:36, Berean Standard Bible
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Luke introduces Tabitha in Joppa, a port city on the coast, as a disciple, one of the few women in Acts given that title. Her name appears in Aramaic as Tabitha and in Greek as Dorcas, both meaning gazelle, which is why Luke notes the translation for his Greek readers.
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