ʻIqqêsh — H6142

Definition

masculine proper noun

Ikkesh, an Israelite

1. Ikkesh = "twisted"
2. father of Ira, the Tekoite, and one of David's mighty warriors

Usually translated as

Ikkesh

Origin

the same as H6141; perverse

• Same as ʻiqqêsh (H6141)

Occurrences

ʻIqqêsh occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (2)

• 2 Samuel 23:26 — Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh (עִקֵּ֖שׁ) the Tekoite,
• 1 Chronicles 11:28 — Ira the son of Ikkesh (עִקֵּשׁ֙) the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite,
• 1 Chronicles 27:9 — The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh (עִקֵּ֖שׁ) the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.