Jehovist

[ ji-hoh-vist ]

noun

1. Yahwist.

Jehovist

/ dʒɪˈhəʊvɪst; ˌdʒiːhəʊˈvɪstɪk /

noun

1. another name for the Yahwist
2. a person who maintains that the name YHVH in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament was originally pronounced Jehovah

adjective

1. of or relating to the Yahwist source of the Pentateuch

Derived Forms

• Jehovistic, adjective
• Jeˈhovism, noun

Other Words From

• Je·hovism noun
• Je·ho·vis·tic [jee-hoh-, vis, -tik, ji-hoh-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jehovist¹

First recorded in 1745–55; Jehov(ah) + -ist

Example Sentences

The first belongs to the Jehovist, the second to the Elohist.

From Project Gutenberg

It had also brought into vigour the earliest and best historic literature, the narratives of the Elohist and the Jehovist.

From Project Gutenberg

Jehovist, the presumed author of the Jehoistic portions of the Pentateuch.

From Project Gutenberg