Since the Bible mentions no husband, she was likely unmarried at the time. Dorcas “abounded in good deeds and gifts of mercy. ”
ثَمَّةَ ٱمْرَأَةٌ ٱسْمُهَا دُورْكَاسُ ،‏ أَوْ طَابِيثَا ،‏ عَاشَتْ فِي يَافَا ،‏ مِينَاءٍ بَحْرِيٍّ شَمَالَ غَرْبِ أُورُشَلِيمَ .‏