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Jehovist
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Jehovist, n.
- 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] - The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist. [1913 Webster]"The characteristic manner of the Jehovist differs from that of his predecessor [the Elohist]. He is fuller and freer in his descriptions; more reflective in his assignment of motives and causes; more artificial in mode of narration." [1913 Webster]
Jehovist, n.
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 Jehovistic, Prophetic Document (J); also, the document itself. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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