Jahvist
[ yah-vist ]
/ ˈyɑ vɪst /
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noun
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Also Jah·wist [yah-wist]. /ˈyɑ wɪst/.
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Jah·vis·tic, Jah·wis·tic, adjectiveWords nearby Jahvist
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How to use Jahvist in a sentence
The author of this combined text (the Jahvist) was guided by the feelings and views of the prophets.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI)|Max DunckerOr if such a poet could have existed in the later Jahvist times, would his songs have found their place in the Jewish canon?
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel ConwayThe Psalter is in spirit thoroughly Jahvist, narrow, hard, without one ray of Solomonic wisdom or wit.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel ConwayBetween the Elohist and Jahvist accounts of the creation of man, there are two differences of great importance.
Demonology and Devil-lore|Moncure Daniel Conway
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