Tabitha is the name of a disciple who, according to Acts 9:36–43, is a central figure of the Christian community in the seaport town Joppa and is risen from death by Peter. The name is Aramaic (טְבִיתָא/ṭeḇîṯâ or טַבְיְתָא/ṭaḇyeṯâ) and is given in Acts 9:36, 39 in Greek as Δόrkaς (“gazelle”).
While the Greek name Δόrkaς is biblically encountered only in this passage, it is occasionally documented in non-biblical sources (e.g. Jos. Bel. 4.145). The Hebrew form of the name צִבְ…