'Courtyard' in the Bible

But Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the officers to see the outcome.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”

Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself at the fire.

As Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest *came,

After they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.