Hebrew edit

Root
ק־ד־ח (q-d-kh)

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

קַדַּחַת (kadákhatf [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. fever
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 28:22, with translation of the King James Version:
      יַכְּכָה יהוה בַּשַּׁחֶפֶת וּבַקַּדַּחַת וּבַדַּלֶּקֶת...
      yakəchá YHWH baššaḥéfet uvaqqaddáḥat uvaddalléqet...
      The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation...

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew קַדַּחַת (kadáchat).

Noun edit

קדחת (kadokhes, kedakhesf

  1. malaria
  2. fever
  3. (derogatory) worthless person