ive got a freind who is a jehova witness and she asked me why they took the name jehova 7000 times out of the scriptures and replaced it with god or lord im just curious of the time line that it was removed, who or what removed it and why. the only thing ive heard that other sects of christianity removed it because hisor her name is to sacred to say. and this im not to studied up on either
thank you for any imput

Jehovah is an anglicisation of the Hebrew YHWH, Before the concept of one god these four consonants represented the Holy family,

Y = El father
H = Asherah mother
W = He son
H = Anath daughter

Yahweh the one god seems to have come about around 530BC after the Hebrew captivity under Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon.

I have to disagree with Flange Basket on this matter. Jehovah is an 'angliscised' or 'western' interpretation of the name Yahweh. This is the name that GOD chose to identify Himself under, when Moses asked Him who he should say sent him. In Hebrew, the letters that make up this name are Yod, Heh, Vav, Heh which we come to look at as YHWH. Because Hebrew doesn't have vowels, the correct pronunciation of the name isn't genuinely known. Hebrew does have a series of dots and dashes under the consonants to indicate pronunciation, but this is a comparatively new creation, and wasn't used during the time that this name was first used.
It literally means 'I AM that I AM' or 'I AM what I AM', and is a (I believe,) past, present and future imperative. The name does not reflect anything to do with Astarte, Ishtar Baal or any other such deity. This is a concept used by Freemasonry, who believe the name of G-D to be Jahbulon.

I KNOW THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU THINK THAT I SAID, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT YOU REALISE THAT WHAT YOU HEARD IS NOT WHAT I MEANT

The name does not reflect anything to do with Astarte, Ishtar Baal or any other such deity. This is a concept used by Freemasonry, who believe the name of G-D to be Jahbulon.

nope has nothing to do with Masonry nor is jahbulon used as a name for God. each member uses their own name as is related to their beliefs. there is no masonic god.
the other poster is correct in that it is representative of the Holy Family.