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Jehovist

[ ji-hoh-vist ]

noun



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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Yahwist source of the Pentateuch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Jehovistic, adjective
  • Jeˈhovism, noun
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Other Words From

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

Origin of Jehovist1

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

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

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

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

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