Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jehovist

/d͡ʒəˈhoʊvɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: je-ho-vist
IPA: /d͡ʒəˈhoʊvɪst/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist.

noun

One who maintains that the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; opposed to adonist.

noun

A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Derogatory

noun

Anyone who uses the word "Jehovah" as the name of God in worship.

Example Sentences

"The characteristic manner of the Jehovist differs from that of his predecessor [the Elohist]. He is fuller and freer in his descriptions; more reflective in his assignment of motives and causes; more artificial in mode of narration."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Jehovah Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Jehovist From Jehovah + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /d͡ʒəˈhoʊvɪst/
British English: /d͡ʒəˈhəʊvɪst/

Usage

Derogatory

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

Yahwist (alternative) Yahwehist (alternative) Jehovists (plural)

Antonyms

adonist

Questions

How do you pronounce jehovist?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈhoʊvɪst/.
What does jehovist mean?: The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist.
Where does jehovist come from?: Etymology tree English Jehovah Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Jehovist From Jehovah + -ist.

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