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564 B
564 B
His head and hair were as white as wool—as white as snow
Wool and snow are examples of things that are very white. The repetition of "as white as" emphasizes that they were very white. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet)
wool
This is the hair of a sheep or goat. It was known to be very white.
his eyes were like a flame of fire
His eyes are described as being full of light like fire flames. Alternate translation: "his eyes were glowing like a flames of fire" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile)