This is the 12897th most frequent Russian word.
лежит
"Lежит" means "lies" or "is lying" (in a horizontal position).
The verb "лежит" (lies) is used to describe the state of the book being positioned horizontally on the table.
Книга лежит на столе.
The book is lying on the table.
The verb "лежит" (lies) is used to indicate the presence of sand spread out or naturally resting on the surface of the beach.
На пляже лежит много песка.
There is a lot of sand lying on the beach.
Here, "лежит" (lies) describes how snow rests on the trees' branches, giving a contextual relational position between the snow and the trees.