Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
The enclosure of the tabernacle (Ex. 27:9-19, 40:8), of the temple (1 Ki. 6:36), of a prison (Neh. 3:25), of a private house (2 Sam. 17:18), and of a king's palace (2 Ki. 20:4).