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    Tabitha

    TAB-ih-thuh

    Aramaic
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Gazelle; Beauty in motion
    Origin
    Aramaic
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Tabitha appears in the King James Bible, including Acts 9:40.
    First appears in
    Acts — Acts and the early church
    Peak US usage
    1980s (0.11% of births), currently falling
    Spiritual meaning
    Tabitha arises — gazelle leaping from death's stillness, the disciple whose return to life turned a city to the Lord.
    King James verses
    • Acts 9:40

      "But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up."

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