iq.qesh is used as the proper name of Ira’s father in notices that identify Ira.

The term is consistently a proper name in paternal identification: each occurrence names Ira as the son of this person.

1. Proper name in Ira’s paternal identification · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 11:28 and 2 Samuel 23:26, the proper noun occurs in the identification “Ira son of Ikkesh.” In 1 Chronicles 27:9, the APB likewise renders Ira as “son of Ikkesh” while identifying him in the notice concerning the sixth month.

   1 Chronicles 11:281 Chronicles 27:92 Samuel 23:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB presents the name in the phrase “son of Ikkesh.” It confirms the paternal identification without isolating the term beyond that phrase.