Recognized Gratitude
To feel appreciation for a person who has done good to him and to feel a sense of obligation towards him.
(Modern Hebrew following the expression 'he recognized a favor to him')
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִכִּיר תּוֹדָה
Definition (Hebrew)
חָשׁ הַעֲרָכָה לְאָדָם שֶׁהֵיטִיב עִמּוֹ וְחָשׁ תְּחוּשַׁת חוֹבָה כְּלַפָּיו.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה בְּעִקְבוֹת הַבִּטּוּי "הִכִּיר לוֹ טוֹבָה")