Dorkas is the personal name used for a female disciple remembered for charitable works and garments she had made.

Dorkas is used as the name of a female disciple: Acts 9:36 identifies her alongside Tabitha and describes her good works, while Acts 9:39 recalls the garments she had made.

1. Personal name of a female disciple · dominant

   In Acts 9:36, the nominative singular feminine form identifies a disciple named Tabitha; the APB renders the clause "which is translated Dorcas" and describes her good works and acts of charity. In Acts 9:39, the same form names the woman whose tunics and garments the widows show Peter, which the APB says she had made while she was with them.

   Acts 9:36Acts 9:39

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Dorcas" in Acts 9:36 when identifying Tabitha and in Acts 9:39 when attributing the garments to her. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.