How to Swear to Y-H in Hebrew

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Hello everyone, I've been thinking about the way Hebrew is used to swear to God.

In English, a formal way would be to say "I swear to God", but more informal phrasing would be "By God". In Arabic, a formal way would be "kasaman billah" ("Swearing by Allah"). A more natural and informal way would be to add 1 of 3 special letters before the name of God: "billah", "wallah", or "tallah" (all three meaning "By God" with slightly varying connotations).

My question is: In Hebrew, does the same thing happen? How many ways are there to swear by God? I would appreciate it if you could transliterate the possible forms to English so that I can read them.

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