Elohist

[ e-loh-hist, el-oh- ]

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

Origin of Elohist

1
1860–65; <Hebrew ĕlōah God + -ist

Other words from Elohist

  • El·o·his·tic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for Elohist

Elohist

/ (ɛˈləʊhɪst) /


noun
  1. 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)

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