The enclosure of the tabernacle (Ex. 27:9-19; 40:8), of the temple (1 Kings 6:36), of a prison (Neh. 3:25), of a private house (2 Sam. 17:18), and of a king’s palace (2 Kings 20:4).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Court
Hebrew & Greek words with this meaning
- G5528χόρτοςchórtosa "court" or "garden", i.e. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation
- G1049γαζοφυλάκιονgazophylákiona treasure-house, i.e. a court in the temple for the collection-boxes
- H4928מִשְׁמַעַתmishmaʻathaudience, i.e. the royal court; also obedience, i.e. (concretely) a subject
- G698ἈρεοπαγίτηςAreopagítēsan Areopagite or member of the court held on Mars' Hill
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(Heb. chatser), an open enclosure surrounded by buildings, applied in the Authorized Version most commonly to the enclosures of the tabernacle and the temple. (Exodus 27:9; 40:33; Leviticus 6:16; 1 Kings 6:36; 7:8; 2 Kings 23:12; 2 Chronicles 33:5) etc.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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