# let there be light

> English word · Phrase · IPA /lɛt ðɛɹ bi ləɪːt/

## Definitions
1. Used as a metaphor for the spread of wisdom.

## Etymology
Subjunctive use from Genesis 1:3 in the King James Bible: "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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