And the posts
'ayil (ah'-yil)
mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.
thereof were toward the utter
chiytsown (khee-tsone')
the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred) -- outer, outward, utter, without.
court
chatser (khaw-tsare')
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls) -- court, tower, village.
and palm trees
timmor (tim-more')
(arch.) a palm-like pilaster (i.e. umbellate) -- palm tree.
were upon the posts
'ayil (ah'-yil)
mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.
thereof on this side and on that side and the going up
ma`aleh (mah-al-eh')
ascent, before, chiefest, cliff, that goeth up, going up, hill, mounting up, stairs.
to it had eight
shmoneh (shem-o-neh')
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the perfect seven); also (as ordinal) eighth -- eight(-een, -eenth), eighth.
steps
ma`alah (mah-al-aw')
elevation, i.e. the act; specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms) -- things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.