English Dictionary: Dorcas | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Dorcas | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dorcas, WV Zip code(s): 26847 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Dorcas a female antelope, or gazelle, a pious Christian widow at Joppa whom Peter restored to life (Acts 9:36-41). She was a Hellenistic Jewess, called Tabitha by the Jews and Dorcas by the Greeks. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Dorcas, a female roe-deer |