YAHWIST


Meaning of YAHWIST in English

I. noun

also jah·vist or jah·wist or yah·vist -_wə̇st, -_və̇-

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

1. : the author of the Yahwistic or J passages of the Old Testament which refer to God as Yahweh and which are believed to have emanated from Judah, the southern kingdom of the ancient Israelites — called also Jehovist ; compare jehovah

2. : a worshiper of Yahweh

II. adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

: yahwistic

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.