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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jehovist \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}.
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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}.
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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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Yahwist \Yah"wist\, n. Also Jahvist \Jah"vist\, Jahwist
\Jah"wist\, older Jehovist \Je*ho"vist\
The author of the passages of the Old Testament, esp. those
of the Hexateuch, in which God is styled Yahweh, or Jehovah;
the author of the Yahwistic, or Jehovistic, Prophetic
Document (J); also, the document itself.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]