Formation of Hebrew Words from Roots. Hebrew words are formed from roots by changing vowels and by adding a wealth of prefixes and suffixes to that root. Prefixes can be prepositions (in, on, of, to, etc.), articles (the), or other things.t's the same root as the Hebrew word chai (life or living) which you commonly see on Jewish jewelry, and the Jewish toast l'chayim! (to life!) The Shin prefix turns the verb into a noun indicating a person who does the thing (who).
Miguel de Cervantes, in full Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (born September 29?, 1547, AlcalÃ¡ de Henares, Spainâdied April 22, 1616, Madrid) Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator of Don Quixote (1605, 1615) and the most important and celebrated figure in Spanish literature.
The son of a deaf surgeon, Miguel de Cervantes was born near Madrid in 1547. He became a soldier in 1570 and was badly wounded in the Battle of Lepanto. Captured by the Turks in 1575, de Cervantes spent five years in prison. He was freed in 1580 and returned home. De Cervantes finally achieved literary success in his later years, publishing the first part of Don Quixote in 1605.