Jahvist

American

[yah-vist] / ˈyɑ vɪst /

Also Jahwist

noun

Yahwist.

Jahvist British

/ ˈjɑːvɪst, ˈjɑːwɪst /

noun

variant of Yahwist

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Other Word Forms

Jahvistic adjective
Jahwistic adjective

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In these frescoes and inscriptions no forgeries or interpolations could creep, no P1 and P2, no "Elohist" or "Jahvist" could confuse the issues and mystify the interpretation.

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