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elohistic
E·lo·hist
/
ɛˈloʊ
hɪst, ˈɛl
oʊ-
/
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[
e-
loh
-hist,
el
-oh-
]
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noun
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in
which
God is characteristically referred to as
Elohim
rather than
Yahweh.
Compare
Yahwist
.
Origin:
1860–65;
<
Hebrew
ĕlōah
God +
-ist
Related forms
El·o·his·tic,
adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Elohist
(ɛˈləʊhɪst)
—
n
Old Testament
the supposed author or authors of one of the four main strands of text of the Pentateuch, identified chiefly by the use of the word
Elohim
for God instead of
YHVH
(Jehovah)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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