This is the 12896th most frequent Russian word.
лежал
"Лежал" means "lay" or "was lying" (past tense of "to lie" in a horizontal position).
Describes someone's physical position of being in bed.
Он лежал в кровати, думая о прошедшем дне.
He lay in bed, thinking about the past day.
Illustrates a physical state of snow covering the ground.
Снег лежал на земле до самого утра.
The snow lay on the ground until morning.
Denoting a physical position or state where the book is resting on a surface.