Neriah — the meaning of the Hebrew name נֵרִיָּה

נֵרִיָּה

Nêrîyâh · pronounced nay-ree-yaw' · Strong's H5374 · a man

Neriah means light of Jah.

Built from

נִיר nîyr (from, H5216) — a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or נֵרִיָּהוּ; from H5216 and H3050; light of Jah; Nerijah, an Israelite.

First appearance

Jer 32:12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. (KJV)

Every verse that names Neriah

10 occurrences in 10 verses — Jeremiah

Jer 32:12Jer 32:16Jer 36:4Jer 36:8Jer 36:14Jer 36:32Jer 43:3Jer 43:6Jer 45:1Jer 51:59

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