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.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born in 1547 to a poor Spanish doctor. He joined the army at twenty-one and fought against Turkey at sea and Italy on land. In 1575, pirates kidnapped Cervantes and his brother and sold them as slaves to the Moors, the longtime Muslim enemies of Catholic Spain.