theophorous

English

Adjective

theophorous (not comparable)

1. Incorporating the name of a deity.
   • 1975, G Parke-Taylor, (Yehovah): The Divine Name in the Bible, →ISBN, page 26:

     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.

   • 1981, Ernst Grumach, Kadmos - Volumes 20-22, page 151:

     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.

   • 2015, Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, The Religion of the Landless, →ISBN, page 36:

     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.