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.
Vasco NÃºÃ±ez de Balboa, (born 1475, Jerez de los Caballeros, or Badajoz, Extremadura province, Castileâdied January 12, 1519, Acla, near DariÃ©n, Panama), Spanish conquistador and explorer, who was head of the first stable settlement on the South American continent (1511) and who was the first European to sight the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean (on September 25 [or 27], 1513, from âa peak in DariÃ©nâ).