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Jehovist
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What's The Definition Of Jehovist?Synonyms | Synonyms for Jehovist: Related Terms | Find terms related to Jehovist: See Also | Jehovist In Webster's Dictionary \Je*ho"vist\, n.
1. One who maintains that the vowel points of the word
Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; --
opposed to {adonist}.
2. The writer of the passages of the Old Testament,
especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme
Being is styled Jehovah. See {Elohist}.
The characteristic manner of the Jehovist differs
from that of his predecessor [the Elohist]. He is
fuller and freer in his descriptions; more
reflective in his assignment of motives and causes;
more artificial in mode of narration. --S. Davidson.
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