Shana שָׁנָא

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Shana (Hebrew שָׁנָא, Strong's H8132) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to change”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

1) to change, alter
1a) (Qal) to change
1b) (Piel) to change, alter
1c) (Pual) to be changed
Aramaic equivalent: she.na (שְׁנָא "to change" H8133)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

KJV	changed (3)
BSB	jehoiachin changed (1), is changed (1), has become dull (1)

Every verse with Shana, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

2 Kings 25:29
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.

Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Lamentations 4:1
How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.

Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).