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Tabitha

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Tabitha ♀ Aramaic name, meaning ‘doe’ or ‘roe’, borne in the New Testament by a woman who was restored to life by St Peter (Acts 9:36–41). In the biblical account this form of the name is given together with its Greek equivalent, Dorcas. It was one of the names much favoured by Puritans and Dissenters from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

Pet form: Tabby (obsolete).

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Tabitha

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Tabitha 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).

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Tabitha." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Tabitha.html

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Tabitha

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Tabitha in the Bible (Acts 9:36:42), name of the charitable woman at Joppa who was raised from the dead by Peter. Tabitha is the Aramaic form of the Greek Dorcas, and means ‘gazelle’.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tabitha." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tabitha." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Tabitha.html

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Tabitha

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Tabitha ♀ (German) New Testament.

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Tabitha

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Tabitha , same as Dorcas .

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Tabitha

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Tabitha •Cather • naphtha •anther, panther, Samantha •Arthur, MacArthur, Martha •ether, Ibiza •Tabitha • Hiawatha • author • Gotha •Luther • Gunther • Agatha • Golgotha •Bertha, Jugurtha

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