1 | Strong's Number: g833 | Greek: aule |
Fold:
first signifies "an open courtyard" before a house; then, "an enclosure" in the open, "a sheepfold," Jhn 10:1, 16. In the papyri "the word is extremely common, denoting the court attached to a house" (Moulton and Milligan, Vocab.). The "sheepfold" was usually surrounded by a stone wall, Num 32:16, preferably near a well, Exd 2:16; Psa 23:2, and often protected by a tower, 2Ch 26:10; Mic 4:8.
See COURT, HALL, PALACE.
Note: For the erroneous AV rendering, "fold," of poimne, "a flock," in Jhn 10:16, see FLOCK.
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