The Hebrew verb paga' carries a rich semantic range. It can describe a hostile meeting (falling upon/attacking), a neutral encounter (meeting someone on a road), or most significantly, intercessory prayer — making entreaty on behalf of another by "meeting" God at the point of their need. In its intercessory sense it describes the intense, purposeful approach of the pray-er to God for someone else.
Paga' is one of the Bible's most powerful prayer words. Isaiah uses it to depict the Suffering Servant's intercessory work: "he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors" (Isaiah 53:12). This same language carries forward to Christ's ongoing high-priestly intercession (Hebrews 7:25). The word calls believers to intentional, targeted intercession — not passive prayer but an active "meeting" of God on behalf of another person.