Bible Dictionary
Neri
Neri was an ancestor of Jesus in the genealogy recorded by Luke. He was the father of Shealtiel and is also treated as a shortened form of Neriah.
Definition
Neri was a shortened form of Neriah. He was the son of Melchi and the father of Shealtiel in the genealogy associated with Jesus Christ.
Biblical Usage
Neri appears in Luke’s genealogy as an ancestor of Jesus and as the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
Historical Background
The name is treated as a shortened form of Neriah, whose meaning is connected with the lamp of Jehovah.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
short form for Neriah (Jehovah is my lamp) son of Melchi and father of Salathiel, in the genealogy of Christ.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ne'-ri ((@Nerei (Tisch., Treg., Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek), Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Neri; for Hebrew neriyah): The name of an ancestor of Jesus, the grandfather of Zerubbabel (Lu 3:27).</p><p>See NERIAH.</p>