בִּיתָן noun [masculine] house, palace — absolute הַבִּיתָן Esth 7:7; Esth 7:8 (׳גִּנַּת הב); construct בִּיתַן Esth 1:5 (הַמֶּלֶךְ ׳גִּנַּת ב), all garden of ׳בּ; according to DieulafoyRŠJ 1888, cclxxvii. throne-room, synonym of apadâna in meaning, but compare אַפֶּדֶן.