Dorcas is a female name of Greek origins, (in Aramaic - Tabitha), which means gazelle. There is a type of gazelle called the dorcas-gazelle. The biblical meaning is 'good woman', as the name appears in Acts 9:36-42. Dorcas was a disciple of Joppa found in the book of Acts. She was a dressmaker, who made clothes for the poor in her village. When she died, the people of the village called Saint Peter, also called Simon, of Galilee, raised her from the dead. Aramaic is a Semitic language with a four-thousand year history. ... Tabitha is a female given name. ... Species Several, see text A gazelle is an antelope of the genus Gazella. ... A Disciple (from the Latin discipulus, a pupil) is one who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher, and implies that the pupil is under the discipline of, and understands, his teacher... Joppa is a Biblical name for the Israeli city of Yafo, otherwise known as Jaffa, now a part of Tel Aviv-Yafo. ... The Acts of the Apostles (Greek Praxeis Apostolon) is a book of the Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. ... Saint Peter, also known as Peter, Simon ben Jonah/BarJonah, Simon Peter, Cephas and Kepha—original name Simon or Simeon (Acts 15:14)—was one of the twelve original disciples or apostles of Jesus. ... Simon is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Shimeon. ... Galilee (Arabic al-jaleel الجليل, Hebrew hagalil הגליל), meaning circuit, is a large area overlapping with much of the North District of Israel. ...
Dorcas is a name from the Bible, from Acts 9: verse 36.
Dorcas was "one who does good by helping others." The library, started by the Dorcas Society, was first called the Prospect Harbor Library.
This assured the Dorcas Society that their name and building would live on into the future as well as ensuring that some of the society's "good works" would continue.
Her Greek name, Dorcas, means the female of a roebuck, a gazelle and emblem of beauty, as does her Aramaic name, Tabitha.
Dorcas work of making clothes and helping the poor may sound simple in comparison to the outstanding works of the apostles, but they were enough to gain the love of her community and enough that God saw fit to restore her life.
Dorcas was a good woman who was so loved by the family of believers that they prayed for a miracle and God granted it.
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