Jehovist

[ ji-hoh-vist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Jehovist

/ dʒɪˈhəʊvɪst; ˌdʒiːhəʊˈvɪstɪk /

See Yahwist
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

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

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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