Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elohist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: elo-hist
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"The third author, who lived in the time of Uzziah, though more mythological than the Elohists, was less formal. His standpoint is prophetic."

Inflected Forms

Elohists (plural)

Questions

What does elohist mean?: One of four sources of the Torah described by the documentary hypothesis, characterized by an abstract view of God.

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