neri Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
neri in Smith's Bible Dictionary
short form for NERIAH (Jehovah is my lamp) son of Melchi and father of Salathiel, in the genealogy of Christ.
neri in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
NE'RI (lamp of Jehovah), one of the ancestors of our Lord. Luke 3:27.
neri in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Contracted from Neriah, "Jehovah is my lamp"; son of Melchi, and father of Salathiel (Luke 3:27). Of Nathan's line; but when Jeconiah's issue failed Salathiel succeeded as heir of Solomon's throne, and is therefore reckoned in the genealogy as Jeconiah's son, as inheriting his status and prerogatives (1 Chronicles 3:17; Matthew 1:12).