Lexical Definition

‎נֵרִיָּה‎ Nêrîyâh (nay-ree-yaw') Neriah ^N:N-M-P
or נֵרִיָּהוּ Nêrîyâhûw (nay-reeyaw'-hoo); from ‎נִיר‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; light of Jah

Neriah.

• § Neriah = "lamp of Jehovah"
• Nerijah, an Israelite

1) son of Maaseiah and father of Baruch and Seraiah

See Greek: Νηρί

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.32.12
• son of: Mahseiah (מַחְסֵיָה)
• father of: Baruch (בָּרוּךְ), Seraiah (שְׂרָיָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נֵרִיָּהוּ‎, ‎נֵרִיָּה‎ proper name, masculine father of Baruch: ‎נֵרִיָּהוּ‎ Jer 36:14; Jer 36:32; Jer 43:6; Jer 45:1, = father of Seraiah Jer 51:59 ‎נֵרִיָּה‎ Jer 32:12; Jer 32:16; Jer 36:4; Jer 36:8; Jer 43:3 ᵐ5 Νηριου; compare Gray^{Prop N.204}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Mahseiah • Father of Baruch

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Neriah was the father of Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.32.12;
• only referred to as Neriah נֵרִיָּה;
• a son of Mahseiah מַחְסֵיָה;
• father of Baruch בָּרוּךְ, Seraiah שְׂרָיָה.

Neriah was the father of Baruch, who served as the scribe and assistant to the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 32:12). Baruch wrote down the prophecies that Jeremiah dictated to him (Jeremiah 36:4). When King Jehoiakim burned the scroll containing these prophecies, Neriah's son Baruch rewrote them as Jeremiah dictated again (Jeremiah 36:32). Neriah's grandson Seraiah also served Jeremiah (Jeremiah 51:59). The name Neriah means "lamp of Yahweh" in Hebrew.

All entries for Neriah: נֵרִיָּה

Related Profiles:

• Mahseiah (father)
• Baruch (child)
• Seraiah (child)