cha.laph describes changing or replacing something, moving past, and passing away in Scripture.

The verb most often marks an alteration or replacement: wages, garments, an animal, strength, and other things are changed or renewed. It also describes movement past a place or person, and, in temporal or fading contexts, the passing away of idols, grass, winter, and rain.

1. Change, replace, or renew · dominant

   Hiphil forms occur where wages are changed in Genesis 31:7 and Genesis 31:41, garments are changed in Genesis 35:2 and Genesis 41:14, and one animal is substituted for another in Leviticus 27:10. In Isaiah 40:31 the APB renders the clause "will renew their strength," while Job 29:20 similarly speaks of a bow being "renewed in my hand."

   Genesis 31:7Genesis 31:41Genesis 35:2Genesis 41:14Leviticus 27:10Isaiah 40:31
2. Move or go past · common

   Qal forms describe going on from a location in 1 Samuel 10:3 and a spirit moving past in Job 4:15. In Isaiah 8:8 the APB renders a sweeping force that will "pass on," and Job 9:11 describes someone passing by unseen.

   1 Samuel 10:3Habakkuk 1:11Isaiah 8:8Job 4:15Job 9:11Job 9:26
3. Pass away or come to an end · occasional

   Qal forms mark things that cease or recede: Isaiah 2:18 says the idols will "pass away," and Psalm 90:5 and Psalm 90:6 compare human life to grass that blossoms and then passes away. Song of Songs 2:11 applies the same movement beyond a season, with winter and rain having passed.

   Isaiah 2:18Psalm 90:5Psalm 90:6Song of Songs 2:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB uses "changed," "renew," and "substitute" in alteration contexts, and "pass," "passes by," or "pass away" in movement and cessation contexts. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings only confirm the clauses' overall presentation.