sho.qet denotes a container or place into which water is emptied or where animals come to drink.

The supplied verses show sho.qet as a watering container or place: water is emptied into it for camels in Genesis 24:20, and flocks come to its watering places to drink in Genesis 30:38.

1. Watering container or drinking place · dominant

   In Genesis 24:20, the singular absolute noun occurs where a woman empties her jar and then draws water for camels; the APB renders the clause with “trough.” In Genesis 30:38, the plural construct form occurs in the places where the flock comes to drink; the APB renders these as “troughs” and “watering places.”

   Genesis 24:20Genesis 30:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “trough” in Genesis 24:20 and “troughs” in Genesis 30:38, alongside “watering places” in the latter verse. The exact contribution of each English phrase cannot be isolated beyond the watering context.