'Doorway' in the Bible

And when the virgins came together in the second house of the women, Mordecai took his seat in the doorway of the king's house.

In those days, while Mordecai was seated at the king's doorway, two of the king's servants, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the door, being angry, were looking for a chance to make an attack on King Ahasuerus.

And he came even before the king's doorway; for no one might come inside the king's door clothed in haircloth.

So Hathach went out and saw Mordecai in the open square of the town before the king's doorway.

Now on the third day, Esther put on her queen's robes, and took her place in the inner room of the king's house, facing the king's house: and the king was seated on his high seat in the king's house, facing the doorway of the house.

Then on that day Haman went out full of joy and glad in heart; but when he saw Mordecai in the king's doorway, and he did not get to his feet or give any sign of fear before him, Haman was full of wrath against Mordecai.

But all this is nothing to me while I see Mordecai the Jew seated by the king's doorway.

Then the king said to Haman, Go quickly, and take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who is seated at the king's doorway: see that you do everything as you have said.

And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.