Yahwist
noun, adjective
Yahwist is spelled Y-A-H-W-I-S-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Yahwist means “A follower of the Iron Age religion of Yahwism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Yahwist is Yahwists.
How many letters and syllables are in Yahwist?
| Letters | 7: Y-A-H-W-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Yahwist?
Yahwist appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Yahwist
- Yahwists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Yahwist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A follower of the Iron Age religion of Yahwism.
- 2
Alternative form of Jehovist.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Yahwism (the Iron Age religion).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Yahwist come from?
From Yahweh + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).