/ Dictionary / Index Y Yahwist: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Yah•wist Pronunciation: (yä'wist), [key] — n. a writer of the earliest major source of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Yahweh rather than Elohim. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Yahwism Yahwistic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language