Kahen

Kahen or Kohane (Ge'ez: ካህን kahən "priest", plural ካህናት kahənat)[1] is a religious role in Beta Israel second only to the monk or falasyan.

An aspiring kahen must spend time studying as a debtera before being ordained.

Upon becoming a kahen, he will no longer perform the services of a debtera, though he may take them up again if he gives up his position or is deposed.

[4] The term qäsis (Ge'ez: ቀሲስ, Amharic: ቄስ qes; Tigrinya: ቀሺ qäši),[5] which refers to married priest in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches, is a synonym for kahen, an unmarried priest, among the Beta Israel.

[6][4] With the aliyah of Beta Israel to Israel, the Amharic "qes" Hebraized was translated as Kes (Hebrew: קס or קייס, plural קסים or קייסים Kesim).