- Original: שׁקת - Transliteration: Shoqeth - Phonetic: sho'-keth - Definition: 1. watering trough - Origin: from H8248 - TWOT entry: 2452b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H8248 ; a trough (for watering): - trough. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • trough, 1 Genesis 24:20 • troughs, 1 Genesis 30:38