- yahvist
- yah·vist
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yahvist — noun see yahwist I … Useful english dictionary
Yahwist — /ˈjawɪst/ (say yahwist) noun the writer (or writers) of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, the first six books of the Old Testament, in which God is characteristically referred to as Yahweh (YHWH) instead of Elohim. See Elohist. Also,… …
Yahwist — /yah wist/, n. a writer of the earliest major source of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Yahweh rather than Elohim. Also, Yahvist /yah vist/, Jahvist, Jahwist. Cf. Elohist. [YAHW(EH) + IST] * * * … Universalium
yahwist — n. (also Yahvist) the postulated author or authors of parts of the Hexateuch in which God is regularly named Yahweh … Useful english dictionary
