Written by
Orthodox Jews instead of
he'. It's merely the
letter before "
he", followed by the
apostrophe that would be used if it really were an abbreviation. The
English equivalent would be to write "S.", instead of "T.".
Check out how we may avoid taking the Lord's name in vain:
Of course, what's really forbidden is to take an oath in the Lord's name! Everything else is just a safety precaution.