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