Let there be light - wikipedia Let there be light `` Fiat Lux '' redirects here. For other uses, see Fiat Lux ( disambiguation ). This article is about the Biblical phrase. For the verse from the Bible, see Genesis 1 : 3. For other uses, see Let There Be Light. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2010 ) The phrase `` Let there be light '' used metaphorically over the door of Central Library, a Carnegie library in Edinburgh `` Let there be light '' is an English translation of the Hebrew יְהִי אוֹר ‎ ( yehi ' or ) found in Genesis 1 : 3 of the Torah, the first part of the Hebrew Bible. In Old Testament translations of the phrase, translations include the Greek phrase γενηθήτω φῶς ( genēthētō phōs ) and the Latin phrase fiat lux. Contents 1 Genesis 1 2 Origin and etymology 3 Use by educational institutions 4 In literature 5 References 6 External links Genesis 1 The phrase comes from the third verse of the Book of Genesis. In the King James Bible, it reads, in context : In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void ; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light : and there was light. And God saw the light, and it was good ; and God divided the light from the darkness. Origin and etymology In the Torah, the phrase in Genesis 1 : 3 which is typically translated in English as `` let there be light '' is in Hebrew וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי אוֹר ; וַיְהִי אוֹר ‎ ( vayo'mer ' Elohim, yehi ' or vayehi ' or ). In the Koine Greek Septuagint the phrase is translated `` καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός γενηθήτω φῶς καὶ ἐγένετο φῶς '' -- kai eipen ho Theos genēthētō phōs kai egeneto phōs. The original Latinization of the Greek translation used in the Vetus Latina was lux sit ( `` light -- let it exist '' or `` let light exist '' ), which has been used occasionally, although there is debate as to its accuracy. In the Latin Vulgate Bible, the Hebrew phrase יְהִי אוֹר ‎ is translated in Latin as fiat lux. In context, the translation is `` dixitque Deus fiat lux et facta est lux '' ( `` And said God let there be light, and there was light '' ). Literally, fiat lux would be translated as `` let light be made '' ( fiat is from fieri, the passive form of the verb facere, `` to make '' or `` to do '' ). The Douay -- Rheims Bible translates the phrase, from the Vulgate, as `` Be light made. And light was made. '' Use by educational institutions The motto `` Fiat lux '' on the Sather Gate at the University of California, Berkeley The emblem of Cornway College with the motto `` Let there be light ''. Fiat lux or Sit lux appears in the motto and on the seals of a number of educational institutions, including : Albion College ( rendered as `` Lux fiat '' ) Alfred University Angelo State University Atlantic Union College Central Memorial High School Clark University Cornway College ( rendered in English ) Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha, Nigeria Dover Grammar School for Boys Milwaukee Downer College ( as `` Sit lux '' ) Emmanuel College, University of Queensland Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York City Fiat Lux Academe in Cavite, Philippines Green Mountain College Hartley College, Point Pedro, Sri Lanka Hiram College Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina ( rendered as `` Sit Lux '' ) Kitsilano Secondary School, Vancouver, British Columbia Kojonup District High School, Kojonup, Western Australia University of Lethbridge Limerick Institute of Technology Mayo College, Ajmer, India Moeding College in Otse, Botswana Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois ( rendered as `` Sit Lux '' ) Nelson McIntyre Collegiate Queen 's College ( Barbados ) Rollins College Selma University St. Andrew 's School, Bloemfontein St. Joseph 's College, Colombo Tusculum College ( rendered as `` Sit Lux '' ) Union County College University of Akron University of California system University of Lethbridge University of Liverpool University of Victoria ( written in Hebrew ) University of Washington ( rendered as `` Lux sit '' ) University of Western States Waynesburg University Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, Australia Fiat Lux also appears on the outside of Kerns Religious Life Center at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. The second half of the same verse, Et facta est lux appears on the seal of Morehouse College. In October 1973, a Portland, Oregon business owner delivers a message to Governor Tom McCall in response to his executive order curtailing commercial lighting during the 1970s energy crisis. In literature For works which use the phrase as their title, see Let there be light ( disambiguation ) # In literature and Fiat lux ( disambiguation ) The English phrase concludes Isaac Asimov 's `` The Last Question '', symbolizing the godlike growth in power of an extremely advanced computer as it creates a new universe from the ashes of a dead one, drawing comparisons and suggesting an explanation for the biblical Book of Genesis. Hugo, Victor, Les Misérables ( The Miserable ones ) ( in French ) speaks about the importance of daring and writes `` That cry, ' Audace, ' is a Fiat Lux ! '' `` Fiat Lux ! '' is the activating phrase in the setting of a Ward Major in Kurtz, Katherine, Chronicles of the Deryni. The Fiat Lux Agency is the name of Nestor Burma 's private detective agency, in Malet, Léo, New Mysteries of Paris ( novels ). One of the three main divisions of Walter M. Miller, Jr. 's A Canticle for Leibowitz ( book ) is titled `` Fiat Lux. '' Pope, Alexander, Nature and nature 's laws ( couplet ), Nature and nature 's laws lay hid in Night. / God said, ' Let Newton be ! ' and all was light. `` Fiat Lux '' is also used in Thelen, Albert Vigoleis ( 1982 ), Die Insel des zweiten Gesichts ( novel ) ( in German ), DE. References Jump up ^ `` But What Does It Mean ? ''. The Daily. The University of Washington. 1999 - 05 - 25. Retrieved 2014 - 09 - 01. Jump up ^ Fiat Lux Academe ( official ), Facebook. External links Fiat Lux ( film ), Debevec. Fiat Lux Assisi to Rome pilgrimage ( film ), UK. Fiat Lux -- Let There Be Lights ( SCA, Kingdom of Lochac ), NZ : Web centre. Let There Be Light ( JPEG ) ( seal ), Rollins College. Smith, Howard, Let There Be Light. Let there be light ( annual outdoor art exhibit ), Charlottesville, VA. Masonic Lodge ( 1098 ), Lombard, IL, AF & AM. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Let_there_be_light&oldid=781871325 '' Categories : English phrases Biblical phrases Light Bereshit ( parsha ) Old Testament Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from September 2010 All articles needing additional references Articles containing Ancient Greek - language text Articles containing Latin - language text CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Brezhoneg Čeština Español Français Galego 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Português Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 23 May 2017, at 18 : 32. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: and god said let there be light in hebrew
Answer: יְהִי אוֹר‎ (yehi 'or)