Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
short form for Neriah (Jehovah is my lamp) son of Melchi and father of Salathiel, in the genealogy of Christ.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
NE'RI (lamp of Jehovah), one of the ancestors of our Lord. Luke 3:27.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
my light