Chuck, no letters have been removed. YHVH or JHVH is the Hebrew spelling for God. Yahveh is the name of God, transliterated by scholars from the Tetragrammaton, YHVH, and commonly rendered jehovah.The reason was the Jews took out the vowels in God's name so as to not commit blasphemy because the Bible says:
Exodus 20:7 ¶ Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
In other words, they were trying to find a way out so if they didn't spell God's name, they couldn't be accused of taking the Lord's name in vain. That is why they took the vowels out and spelled YHVH.
Tetragrammaton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Tanakh, YHVH is the personal name of God and his most frequent designation occurring over 6,800 times. This is the Ineffable Name or Unutterable Name of the God of Israel. Because it is composed from the four Hebrew letters Yod, Hey, Vav, and Hey, it is also referred to as the “Tetragrammaton,” which simply means “the four letters.”
The Hebrew Name for God - YHVH
The Sacred Name: Yahveh or Yahweh?
Chatting on the internet is just another form of communication. I do not see why typing out the word God in a chatroom would be considered taking the lord’s name in vain simply because it is written rather than spoken.
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