International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915 Neri ne'-ri (Nerei (Tisch., Treg., Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek), Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Neri; for Hebrew neriyah): The name of an ancestor of Jesus, the grandfather of Zerubbabel (Luke 3:27). See NERIAH. ‹ Nergal-sharezer Neriah ›