bi.tan denotes the king’s palace as the setting for its garden and court in Esther.

The attested uses identify the king’s palace as a setting: its garden is named in Esther 7:7 and Esther 7:8, and its court is named in Esther 1:5.

1. The king’s palace and its grounds · dominant

   In Esther 1:5, the construct singular form occurs in the phrase rendered by the APB as “the court of the garden of the king's palace.” In Esther 7:7 and Esther 7:8, the absolute singular form occurs with the palace garden, from which the king goes out and to which he returns.

   Esther 1:5Esther 7:7Esther 7:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “palace” in Esther 1:5 and “palace garden” in Esther 7:7 and Esther 7:8. These phrases confirm the setting without isolating an English equivalent in every clause.