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Elohist

Elohist proper noun: one of four sources of the Torah described by the documentary hypothesis, characterized by an abstract view of God.

Proper noun

Elohist

  1. One of four sources of the Torah described by the documentary hypothesis, characterized by an abstract view of God.

Noun

Elohist (plural Elohists)

  1. The writer, or one of the writers, of the passages of the Old Testament, notably those of Elohim instead of Jehovah, as the name of the Supreme Being; distinguished from Jehovist.
    • The third author, who lived in the time of Uzziah, though more mythological than the Elohists, was less formal. His standpoint is prophetic.1877, Samuel Davidson, The Canon of the Bible

Forms of Elohist

pluralElohists

Questions about Elohist

What does Elohist mean?
Elohist means one of four sources of the Torah described by the documentary hypothesis, characterized by an abstract view of God.
What part of speech is Elohist?
Elohist can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Elohist in the dictionary

  1. elogiums
  2. elogy
  3. Elohim
  4. Elohimic
  5. Elohism
  6. Elohist
  7. Elohistic
  8. Elohistically
  9. Elohists
  10. Eloi
  11. eloign

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