cha.maq describes withdrawing from someone, whether a beloved has departed or a daughter is called to stop withdrawing.

The supplied verses show cha.maq for withdrawal from a person or relationship: a beloved has departed in Song of Songs 5:6, while Jeremiah 31:22 addresses continued withdrawal by the daughter.

1. Withdrawing or departing · dominant

   In Song of Songs 5:6, the Qal perfect form occurs as the speaker opens to her beloved only to find that he has departed; the APB renders the clause “my beloved had turned and gone.” In Jeremiah 31:22, the Hithpael imperfect form addresses the backsliding daughter’s continuing withdrawal; the APB renders, “How long will you continue turning away.”

   Song of Songs 5:6Jeremiah 31:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “turned and gone” in Song of Songs 5:6 and as “continue turning away” in Jeremiah 31:22. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.