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Today, the scientific name of one species of gazelle is Gazella dorcas, the dorcas gazelle. [ 10 ] The Greek verb used in Acts 9:36 is διερμηνεύω , transliterated diermēneuō, which means "to interpret fully, to explain", and in this passage it is rendered " is by interpretation ", which in context leads to the literal meaning ...
This is an outline of commentaries and commentators.Discussed are the salient points of Jewish, patristic, medieval, and modern commentaries on the Bible. The article includes discussion of the Targums, Mishna, and Talmuds, which are not regarded as Bible commentaries in the modern sense of the word, but which provide the foundation for later commentary.
Dorcas is a female given name. It derives from Dorcas ( Ancient Greek : Δορκάς , romanized : Dorkás ; Imperial Aramaic : טביתא , romanized: Ṭabītā ), a figure from Acts of the Apostles ( 9:36–42 ) in the New Testament .
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Dorcas, also known as Tabitha. Acts [44] Drusilla ... She is given no name in the Bible, but is known as Zuleika (among other ...
The Sacred Scriptures Bethel Edition (SSBE) is a Sacred Name Bible which uses the names Yahweh and Yahshua in both the Old and New Testaments (Chamberlin p. 51-3). It was produced by Jacob O. Meyer, based on the American Standard Version of 1901 and it contains over 977 pages.
In his instructions to the contributors, Nichol explained the commentary was not "to crystallize once and for all a dogmatic interpretation". [2] Where there were several notable interpretations, each major view was presented in a fair manner, but a consensus opinion of the editors was also given. [3]
The name was common in 18th century New England, and of those born between 1718 and 1745, ranked about 31st as most common female given names, about 0.56% of the population. [ citation needed ] The name gained a resurgence in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was ranked among the 200 most popular names for girls.
It's about a character from Acts, not mentioned by contemporary extra-biblical sources. So Acts is the only source to go by, and it clearly states "whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas". Clear case. Her name was Tabitha ('gazelle'), and when a Greek translation was needed, as was common at the time, this was Dorcas.