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# One should be careful not to pronounce or even spell out the Shem Havaya in the text of the Leshem Yichud.<ref>Yalkut Yosef Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5:8. Yabia Omer (vol. 9 Orach Chaim 12) writes that one should not recite the letters Yud Hey Vav Hey as Tosfot and many other poskim write that it is forbidden. Nonetheless, one can recite Yud Key Vav Key since Key is a mispronunciation of the letter Hey. He adds that it is better to recite Yud Ey Hey Vav Ey Hey. Orchot Maran v. 1 2:2 writes that Rav Ovadia Yosef himself would say Yud Key Vav Key. Ben Ish Chai Shanah Rishona Vayishlach n. 11, Kaf Hachaim 5:9, and Piskei Teshuvot 5:4 agree. Regarding the entire exchange between Yabia Omer and a contemporary Sefer Minhagei HaChida whether the Nodeh Beyehuda's statement that it isn't a problem to say the letters of the name is discussed at length by Rav Yitzchak Yosef in Maarechet Hashulchan v. 2 p. 383.</ref> See [[Not_Enunciating_Hashem%27s_Name_as_It_Is_Written]] and [[Not_Saying_Hashem%27s_Name_in_Vain#Changing_the_Pronunciation_of_Hashem.27s_Name]] for more details.