Bible Dictionary
Court
A court was an enclosed open area belonging to the tabernacle, temple, palace, house, or prison. The tabernacle and temple courts were areas for worship and service.
Definition
A court is an open enclosure surrounded by buildings or walls. The term may describe the enclosure of the tabernacle or temple, a prison yard, a private house, or a king’s palace.
Biblical Usage
Tabernacle and temple courts were places associated with worship and service. Scripture also uses the term for enclosures connected with prisons, private houses, and royal palaces.
Historical Background
The Hebrew term denotes an open enclosure surrounded by buildings. It is applied especially to the courts of the tabernacle and temple.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(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.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kort.</p><p>See HOUSE.</p>