neÌ„Ì-rı̄´a (× ×¨×™Ö¼×”, neÌ„rı̄yaÌ„h, “whose lamp is Yahâ€): The father of Seraiah and of Baruch, Jeremiah's friend and secretary (, ; , , ; ). In Baruch 1:1 the Greek form of the name, ÎηÏ(ε)ιÌας, NeÌ„r(e)ıÌas, is given, and this shortened, Neri, occurs in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.