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Yahwist

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.

Usage examples of "yahwist".

The crude desert shrines, although always in danger of Yahwist attack, provided our shell and stick welcome respite from the plots and intrigues that invariably poison the honey in the hives of the powerful.