Could kadachat(malaria)be related?
Sure. Kadachat means fever - "burning up".
The first thing that came into my head was that the Targum translates it as carbon, and that k d ch is a root relating to drilling - i.e. using a hard material to make a hole in a softer material. Since diamond is a form of carbon, and is the hardest natural material, and it is a precious stone....
Could it all tie up?
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