Jehovist
Americannoun
noun
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another name for the Yahwist
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a person who maintains that the name YHVH in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament was originally pronounced Jehovah
adjective
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Origin of Jehovist
Example Sentences
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In the Jehovist Moses alone instructs the spies and receives their report on their return; in the Priestly Code Moses and Aaron do so.
From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen
And, on the other hand, it is the Jehovist alone who tells of the sending forth of the birds, which occupies a considerable place in the Chaldean tradition.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various
At least this principle would have to be applied to the Jehovist and Deuteronomy too, and not to the Priestly Code only.
From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen
The Priestly Code appears to Hebraise less than the Jehovist; it refrains on principle from confounding different times and customs.
From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen
In this point the contrast is very noticeable between the local definiteness of the Jehovist legend, which lends it the character of the idyllic, and the vague generalness of the other.
From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen
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