- Original: Νηρί - Transliteration: Neri - Phonetic: nay-ree' - Definition: Neri = Jehovah is my lamp 1. the grandfather of Zerubbabel - Origin: of hebrew origin H5374 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of hebrew origin [ H5374 ]; Neri (that is Nerijah) an Israelite: - Neri. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Neri, 1 Luke 3:27