(גֹּרֶן, go'ren; ἄλων ), prop. a level or open area (as the "place" or square around the gates of Oriental cities, 1 Kings 22:10; 2 Chronicles 18:9); hence usually the spot, well-beaten and smooth, on which grain is trodden out by cattle in the East, i.e., the "barn-floor", or "threshing- floor." (See THRESHING). For the floor of rooms, (See HOUSE); for that of court-yards, (See PAVEMENT).