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(שֹׁקֶת , shohketh, from שָׁקָה, to drink), a vessel of wood or stone for watering animals (Genesis 24:20; Genesis 30:38). (See WELL). But in Exodus 2:16 a different term (רֵהֵט, rahat, from the idea of owing; "gutter," Genesis 30:38; Genesis 30:41) is employed for the same thing. (See KNEADING-TROUGH).