Meaning of theophorous | Babel Free

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Synonym of theophoric

not-comparable

Examples

“An objection to the Kenite hypothesis has been raised by T. J . Meek, on the basis that Jochebed, the name⟳ of Moses' mother, is a theophorous name⟳ containing as a prefix the element yō, implying that the family of Moses were Yahweh worshippers.”

“Names of this sort⟳, theophorous or basilophorous, were regularly given to foreigners residing in Egypt from the New Kingdom onwards, if not earlier; even Joseph was no exception.”

“The majority of the theophorous elements are based on Yah rather than el. Daiches believed that this was intended to make⟳ a clear theological distinction from el, which was a widely used Semitic term for a divinity.”

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