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| Noun | 1. One who maintains that the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; -- opposed to adonist.[Websters]
2. The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah.[Websters]. | |
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Date "JEHOVIST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: JEHOVIST
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] Among critics, one who maintains that the vowel-points annexed to the word Jehovah in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of the word and express the true pronunciation. The Jehovists are opposed to the Adonists, who hold that the points annexed to the word Jehovah, are the vowels of the word Adonai.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wikipedic | Jehovist or Yahwist is the name given in higher Biblical criticism to one of the postulated authors of the Hexateuch. He is identified by his use of the divine name Jehovah or Yahweh as opposed to Elohim, used by the author of the first chapter of Genesis. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (by extension) Anyone who uses the word "Jehovah" as the name of his God in worship. (references) | 2: [Noun] (pejorative) A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses. (references) | 3: [Noun] One who maintains that the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; -- opposed to adonist. (references) | 4: [Noun] The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist. Quotations 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. (references) |
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