IkkeshSmith's Dictionary(perverse), the father of Ira the Tekoite. (2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 27:9) (B.C. before 1046.)International Standard Bible Encyclopediaik'-esh (`iqqesh, "crooked"): A Tekoite, father of Ira, one of David's "thirty" (2Sa 23:26; 1Ch 11:28; 27:9).