Ikkesh
עִקֵּשׁStrong’s H6142iqqesh (iq-qesh)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Iqqesh is the Hebrew word usually translated “ikkesh”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.26
How it's translated
- ikkesh 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 2
- 2 Samuel 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
עִקֵּשׁ iqqesh · Ikkesh
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.26; father of: Ira (H5896H) § Ikkesh = "twisted" father of Ira, the Tekoite, and one of David's mighty warriors
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.