Translators of many non - English editions faced this problem: The term “Sheol ” is unknown to most of their readers, it is not found in their dictionaries, and it sounds like some geographic location.
فَهِيَ لَيْسَتْ مَأْلُوفَةً لِمُعْظَمِ قُرَّائِهِمْ ،‏ لَا تَرِدُ فِي قَوَامِيسِهِمْ ،‏ وَتَبْدُو كَأَنَّهَا ٱسْمُ مَوْقِعٍ جُغْرَافِيٍّ مَا .‏