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单词 yahwist
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Yahwist

[ yah-wist ]
/ ˈyɑ wɪst /

noun

a writer of the earliest major source of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Yahweh rather than Elohim.
Also Yah·vist [yah-vist], /ˈyɑ vɪst/, Jahvist, Jahwist.
Compare Elohist.

Origin of Yahwist

Yahw(eh) + -ist

Words nearby Yahwist

yahoo, Yahoos, Yahrzeit, Yahweh, Yahwism, Yahwist, Yahwistic, Yajur-Veda, yak, yakety-yak, Yakima
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Example sentences from the Web for Yahwist

  • “The inclination of the human heart is evil from youth,” the Yahwist explains.

    The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God|Tim Townsend|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Then, at the brink of what might have been the end of the story for all of us, the Yahwist introduces a note of hope.

    The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God|Tim Townsend|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • But, the Yahwist describes the Nephilim as “heroes that were of old, warriors of renown,” not as gods or even demi-gods.

    The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God|Tim Townsend|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Yahwist

Yahwist

Jahwist Yahvist or Jahvist (ˈjɑːvɪst)

/ (ˈjɑːwɪst) /

noun

the Yahwist Bible
  1. the conjectured author or authors of the earliest of four main sources or strands of tradition of which the Pentateuch is composed and in which God is called Yahweh throughout
  2. (as modifier)the Yahwist source
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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