cha.tser denotes an enclosed open area associated with a sanctuary, palace, house, or city.

The noun denotes a bounded area adjoining a structure or settlement: most visibly the space around the tabernacle or the house of the LORD, but also areas connected with royal buildings, a private house, and cities.

1. Enclosed area adjoining a building or settlement · dominant

   The singular and plural noun identifies a space defined by its relation to another place. In Exodus 27:9 the APB renders the construction of curtains for the area around the tabernacle; in Exodus 40:33 it renders the setting up of that area around the tabernacle and altar. The same spatial use occurs before the house of the LORD in 1 Kings 8:64, at the king's house in Esther 5:1, beside a man's house in 2 Samuel 17:18, and around named cities in 1 Chronicles 4:33.

   Exodus 27:9Exodus 40:331 Kings 8:64Esther 5:12 Samuel 17:181 Chronicles 4:33

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB usually presents the noun as “court” or “courts,” including areas of the tabernacle and the house of the LORD. It also uses “courtyard” and “enclosure” in particular settings; These renderings confirm the verse-level setting rather than establish separate meanings.