נֵרִיָּה֮
𐤍𐤓𐤉𐤄
Neriyah
Neriah
Neriyah is a personal name meaning 'Yahweh is my lamp' or 'Yahweh gives light.' The name is formed theophorically, expressing either divine endowment of illumination or metaphorical guidance. In the Hebrew Bible, it refers specifically to an Israelite man, most notably the father of Baruch and Seraiah contemporaneous with the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 32:12 · Word #8
Lexicon H5374
| Lemma | נֵרִיָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤓𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Neriyah |
| Strong's | H5374 |
| Definition | Neriyah is a personal name meaning 'Yahweh is my lamp' or 'Yahweh gives light.' The name is formed theophorically, expressing either divine endowment of illumination or metaphorical guidance. In the Hebrew Bible, it refers specifically to an Israelite man, most notably the father of Baruch and Seraiah contemporaneous with the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Neriah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5374-01
Yahweh is my lamp
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular personal name (theophoric compound: noun נֵר + suffix יָהּ). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines נֵר (lamp, light) from the root ניר with the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah). Rendering it as "Yahweh is my lamp" preserves both the root sense of shining/light and the personal, theophoric structure of the proper name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Neriyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yahweh is my lamp |
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