Not necessarily. The word as written may well be a participle of 'MN "support", and so would suggest something like "supports", rather than "doorposts" which support only doors. But there are many other concepts which could fit the context. The BHS margin notes a Latin version "clypeos", meaning "shields"; the suggestion there is that this is a textual error for MAGINNOT - not the French defensive line, but the Hebrew equivalent, "shields" - but quite possible 'OMEN could mean "shield", as an extension of "what is relied upon". And from 1 Kings 14:26-28 we have evidence of gold shields associated with royalty and the temple - replaced with bronze by Rehoboam, but it is quite plausible that Hezekiah had restored gold or at least gold-plated shields.
2 Kings 18:16 -- Pillars, doorpost (in Niv)Variety of presentation. When good writers write, they don't use the same words over and over again, they make use of a variety of words. Surely the Deuteronomist had at hand any number of words in his vocabulary but to vary the presentation he coined his own. The context makes it's meaning clear enough.
Since this word carries with it the concept of support (as well as being the
root behind trust and faithfulness) I was wondering if there might be an
explanation as to why the writer has employed this word instead of the more
frequent word that is used for pillar. It is the ONLY occurence in the
scripture. Any suggestions please?
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