Jehovist

[ ji-hoh-vist ]
/ dʒɪˈhoʊ vɪst /

noun

Yahwist.

Origin of Jehovist

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Jehovist

Je·ho·vism, noun Je·ho·vis·tic [jee-hoh-vis-tik, ji-hoh-] /ˌdʒi hoʊˈvɪs tɪk, dʒɪ hoʊ-/, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for jehovist

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

    The Expositor's Bible |F. W. Farrar

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

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood

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

    The Bible |John E. Remsburg

British Dictionary definitions for jehovist

Jehovist
/ (dʒɪˈhəʊvɪst) /

noun

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

adjective

of or relating to the Yahwist source of the Pentateuch

Derived forms of Jehovist

Jehovism, noun Jehovistic (ˌdʒiːhəʊˈvɪstɪk), adjective