- Original: Δορκάς - Transliteration: Dorkas - Phonetic: dor-kas' - Definition: Dorcas = gazelle 1. the name of a woman Peter raised from the dead - Origin: a primitive root - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: gazelle; Dorcas a Christian woman: - Dorcas. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Dorcas, 2 Act 9:36; Act 9:39