Yahwist

American  

[yah-wist] / ˈyɑ wɪst /

Also Yahvist

noun

1. a writer of the earliest major source of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Yahweh rather than Elohim.

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Yahwist British  

/ ˈjɑːwɪst, ˈjɑːvɪst /

noun

1. Bible

   1. the conjectured author or authors of the earliest of four main sources or strands of tradition of which the Pentateuch is composed and in which God is called Yahweh throughout

   2. ( as modifier )

      the Yahwist source

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Etymology

Origin of Yahwist

Yahw(eh) + -ist

Example Sentences

David and Solomon supported the priesthood, and there was thus a direct link between the growing Yahwist faith and the political structure of Israel.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The most important building project under Solomon was the great Temple of Jerusalem, the center of the Yahwist religion.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

This new set of beliefs, regarding the special relationship of a single God to the Hebrews, is referred to historically as the Yahwist religion.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The Yahwist strand portrays an anthropomorphic deity, the Elohist a spiritualized God.

From Time Magazine Archive

The prophet Elijah, who was a zealous Yahwist, was very angry with the king for applying to a foreign deity; but evidently the Philistine shrine enjoyed a greater reputation than any in Israel.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris