Thing
Courtyard, court
Human-made Things in the Bible
The courtyard was an open area enclosed by structures within a building complex, such as the Temple, a palace, or even a house.
Pictures
In the Bible
The Hebrew and Greek words for it, and every verse where each is used
חָצֵר chatser · 118 verses
עֲזָרָה ‘azarah · 2 verses
αὐλαῖος aulaios · 1 verse
αὐλή aulē · 19 verses
περιβολή peribolē · 1 verse
תְּרַע tera‘ · 1 verse
Also in Buildings and Structures
House, permanent dwelling22 versesTent109 versesInn8 versesPalace103 versesColumn, pillar, capital99 versesBoundary wall, fence52 versesBoundary marker6 versesWell46 versesCistern71 versesPool21 versesWater shaft, water tunnel, water channel, water supply5 versesStorehouse19 versesBooth, tabernacle43 versesSynagogue67 versesHall, auditorium1 verseJudgment seat, tribunal12 verses
Sources
Plants and Trees in the Bible, Animals in the Bible and Human-made Things in the Bible © United Bible Societies, 2025 (adapted from Each According to its Kind: Plants and Trees in the Bible by Robert Koops, All Creatures Great and Small: Living Things in the Bible by Edward R. Hope, and The Works of Their Hands: Man-made Things in the Bible by Ray Pritz), CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted for eRhema