The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jehovist \Je*ho"vist\, n.
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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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.
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
the presumed authnor or authors of the parts of the Hexateuch in which the divine name is written Yhwh (see Jehovah) + -ist. Opposed to the Elohist.
Wikipedia
Jehovist may refer to one of the following:
- (Normally Jahwist): One of the four sources making up the Pentateuch (Jewish Torah) according to the documentary hypothesis.
- Yehowists, a Russian 19th century sect
- An adherent of Yahwism (also called a Yahwist)
- A term used for Jehovah's Witnesses in the Soviet Union (derogatory connotation).
Usage examples of "jehovist".
The Elohist was the older, and his narrative was the ground-work which the Jehovist used and upon which he constructed his own additions.