Jehovist

Jehovist
a) One who maintains that the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; opposed to adonist.
b) The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist.

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  • Jehovist — Je*ho vist, n. 1. One who maintains that the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; opposed to {adonist}. [1913 Webster] 2. The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jehovist — the presumed authnor or authors of the parts of the Hexateuch in which the divine name is written Yhwh (see JEHOVAH (Cf. Jehovah)) + IST (Cf. ist). Opposed to the Elohist …   Etymology dictionary

  • Jehovist — [ji hō′vist] n. YAHWIST …   English World dictionary

  • Jehovist — Yahwist Yah wist, n. Also Jahvist Jah vist, Jahwist Jah wist, older Jehovist Je*ho vist The author of the passages of the Old Testament, esp. those of the Hexateuch, in which God is styled Yahweh, or Jehovah; the author of the Yahwistic, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jehovist — Jehovism, n. Jehovistic /jee hoh vis tik, ji hoh /, adj. /ji hoh vist/, n. Yahwist. [1745 55; JEHOV(AH) + IST] * * * …   Universalium

  • JEHOVIST —    the presumed author of the Jehoistic portions of the Pentateuch.    See ELOHIST …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Jehovist — Je|ho|vist [...v...] der; en <zu ↑...ist> unbekannter Redaktor, der die Werke des ↑Jahwisten u. des ↑Elohisten zusammenfasste …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • jehovist — je·ho·vist …   English syllables

  • Jehovist — Je•ho•vist [[t]dʒɪˈhoʊ vɪst[/t]] n. jud Yahwist • Etymology: 1835–45 Je•ho′vism, n. Je ho•vis′tic ˌdʒi hoʊ , dʒɪ hoʊ adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Jehovist — /dʒəˈhoʊvəst/ (say juh hohvuhst) noun 1. → Yahwist. 2. a Jehovah s witness. {the common transliteration of Yahweh as Jehovah + ist} …  

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