diff --git a/src/jvm/clojure/lang/Keyword.java b/src/jvm/clojure/lang/Keyword.java
index 890f14d..08fba8f 100644
--- a/src/jvm/clojure/lang/Keyword.java
+++ b/src/jvm/clojure/lang/Keyword.java
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ public static Keyword intern(String nsname){
 	return intern(Symbol.intern(nsname));
 }
 
+public static Keyword lookup(Symbol sym){
+    return table.get(sym);
+}
+
+public static Keyword lookup(String ns, String name){
+    return table.get(Symbol.intern(ns, name));
+}
+
+public static Keyword lookup(String nsname){
+    return table.get(Symbol.intern(nsname));
+}
+
 private Keyword(Symbol sym){
 	this.sym = sym;
 }