a cognate term in ge'ez is found in the ethiopian orthodox church: "qidduse qiddusan", referring to the innermost sanctuary of an orthodox christian church, where the tabot is kept and only clergy may enter. this is also called the "bete mekdes. every ethiopian orthodox church has one, and it is covered with a curtain. there are three ways to enter (most of the time) and those three doors are also a way to reveal the holy trinity. in the middle there is always an altar where the church's tabot is kept. there can be as many altars as the number of tabots."