H8268 שֹׁקֶת (shôqeth) sho'-keth

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

trough

a trough (for watering)

Derivation: from H8248 (שָׁקָה);

KJV Usage: trough.

TWOT Reference: 2452b

1) watering trough

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2270

שֹׁ֫קֶת (sho.qet) — trough. watering trough

שֹׁקֶת (H8268)

noun f · שׁקה

Containers | ≈ רַהַט

watering trough = receptacle, usually located near a well, where those who have drawn water can pour the water so that their animals can drink

Reinier de Blois

שֹׁ֫קֶת, [שֵׁ֫קֶת] n.f. watering-trough base

24:20 30:38

Genesis 24:20

And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.

Genesis 30:38

Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink,