glass
Hualos denotes a clear, transparent material used for comparison with the city's pure gold.
The two occurrences use the term for a clear, transparent material in comparisons describing the city's pure gold.
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Clear material in comparisons of pure gold · dominant
In Revelation 21:18, the dative singular form occurs in the comparison of the city’s pure gold with a clear material; the APB renders the city as “pure gold, like clear glass.” In Revelation 21:21, the nominative singular form appears in the description of the city’s street; the APB renders it “pure gold, transparent as glass.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the comparison with “clear glass” in Revelation 21:18 and “transparent as glass” in Revelation 21:21. These phrases indicate the verses’ presentation rather than a precise mapping for the term.