sha.na describes an alteration, from prison garments being replaced to a face’s strength and gold’s appearance being altered.

The attested uses describe alteration in concrete and figurative settings: prison garments are changed in 2 Kings 25:29, while Ecclesiastes 8:1 and Lamentations 4:1 speak of a face’s strength and gold undergoing change.

1. Undergoing or bringing about alteration · dominant

   In 2 Kings 25:29, the Piel sequential perfect occurs in the clause about prison garments; the APB renders, “he changed his prison garments.” In Ecclesiastes 8:1 and Lamentations 4:1, imperfect forms occur in statements about the strength of a face and good gold; the APB renders these as “is changed” and “has the good gold changed?”

   2 Kings 25:29Ecclesiastes 8:1Lamentations 4:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “changed” in all three verses, applying it to prison garments, the strength of a face, and good gold. These renderings confirm the clauses’ overall presentation rather than isolate every nuance of the Hebrew form.